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Microsoft announced the discontinuation of Encarta in March 2009, citing shifts in how people consume information. Microsoft Encarta Retrospective
Encarta was born from Microsoft's internal project in the late 1980s. After being rejected by Encyclopædia Britannica , Microsoft licensed text from Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia for its initial 1993 release. Encarta Encyclopedia Free Software
Although mainly sold on CD-ROM and DVD, Microsoft experimented with free access models: Microsoft announced the discontinuation of Encarta in March
: Microsoft released localized versions in several languages (e.g., German, Spanish, Japanese) and specialized products like Encarta Africana and Encarta Kids . The "Free" Versions Although mainly sold on CD-ROM and DVD, Microsoft
: Famous for the MindMaze trivia game, where players explored a medieval castle by answering encyclopedia-based questions.
: Starting in 2000, a subset of the full encyclopedia was available for free online, supported by advertisements.
: Included thousands of photos, illustrations, music clips, videos, and interactive animations.