This story was written by Joseph Tartakoff. Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will discontinue both its MSN Encarta reference Web sites as well as its Encarta software, which have both been surpassed by rising ...

*The lesson here? Moving from the "analog" version of encyclopedia to the "digital" version of an encyclopedia does not save you from decay and obsolescence. On the contrary. The legendary 1912 ...

When I first saw this, I had to do a double take. I made sure it wasn’t April 1 at least three times before I conceded. While looking around Encarta’s homepage today, I stumbled on a message that ...

And so one format replaces another and a new era is officially baptised as Microsoft concedes to the power of the online, crowd-sourced, open encyclopedia format of Wikipedia by quietly announcing the ...

Microsoft says it is shutting down its online encyclopedia, Encarta, in October and will stop selling Encarta software by June. "People today seek and consume information in considerably different ...

Microsoft has quietly confirmed that it is getting out of the encyclopedia business, ending its long-standing Encarta product. As noted by Ars Technica, the software maker says it will discontinue all ...

Ars Technica reports that Microsoft has decided to discontinue their encyclopedia software, Encarta. Both the MSN Encarta reference Web sites as well as its Encarta software will be shut down.

Microsoft will discontinue publication of its MSN Encarta online reference site and related software products later this year, according to <a href="http://encarta ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it will cease production of it encyclopedia software, Encarta, blaming changes in the way people seek and consume information for its demise. When Encarta was first ...

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will discontinue both its MSN Encarta reference websites as well as its Encarta software, which have both been surpassed by rising competitors, like Wikipedia. In a message ...