Microsoft to kill off Encarta encyclopedia

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point x on 01 April 2009

SamuelRSmith said:

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NeoGohan said:
Wikipedia killed Encarta

no,internet killed Encarta...

No, the world wide web killed Encarta.

The Internet and Encarta could've lived happily side-by-side.

no,,,no ,,Encarta killed ''brittany enciclopedy ''.internet+wiki killed encarta,.like vgchartk killed EGM and pc magazines..

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halogamer1989 on 01 April 2009

Oh well. I actually liked that program.

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thetonestarr on 01 April 2009

Naraku_Diabolos said:

The software is worth it, though...it's integrated with Office 2003/2007 and it's great for educational purposes. I don't understand it. Besides, you cannot use Wikipedia as a source when doing research papers. You are able to with Encarta, as my professors have stated so with papers.

Well, for one, those of us that aren't in school/college anymore don't care about references.

Besides that, Wikipedia is earning respect and acceptance among schools nowadays. And even if it's not, you can just use the sources that Wikipedia cites and still reach the same verdict.

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omi2041c on 01 April 2009

i agree... i use wikipedia all the time its great!!

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omi2041c on 01 April 2009

i agree... i use wikipedia all the time its great!!

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headshot91 on 01 April 2009

used to use it, now its wikipedia!

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ukeatdabian on 01 April 2009

that is cool

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finally.

i wonder what microsoft own products will kill next.

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Red4ADevil on 02 April 2009

Chuck norris killed Encarta (had to get it out)

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twesterm on 02 April 2009

It makes sense. People are flooded with information on anything and everything everywhere they go so there's no need to waste money on one of the only sources that isn't free to the consumers.

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