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RIP Microsoft Encarta

Microsoft will stop making MSN Encarta

encyclopaedia websites and software after being

forced out of the market by Wikipedia.

According to a message posted on the Encarta

website, the sites will be discontinued on 31st

October, although the Japanese version will run till

the end of December. Software programmes

Microsoft Student and Encarta Premium will stop

production by June. Those with premium services as

of 30th April will receive a refund for services paid

beyond that date and will have access to premium

services until October.

The posting reads: Encarta has been a popular

product around the world for many years. However,

the category of traditional encyclopedia and reference

material has changed. People today seek and

consume information in considerably different ways

than in years past.

It appears that the free online encyclopaedia has

forced Encarta and just about every other online

encyclopaedia off the market. According to Hitwise,

an internet tracker website, Wikipedia accounts for

97% of all online encyclopaedia visits in the United

States. Encarta is second, but only forms 1.27% of

the market. Third is Encyclopedia.com, with 0.76%.

Although the services will be stopped, the company

believes that the assets gained from Encarta may be

used in developing future technology solutions.

Other Microsoft software being stopped include

OneCare, a consumer antivirus product; Equipt, a

subscription security software package; and its Flight

Simulator software.

Fonte: http://www.qi.com/ Mar 31st, 2009.

According to the text which Microsoft softwares have stopped being made? Choose the best alternative. I.OneCare and Encyclopedia.com II.Microsoft Student and Encarta Premium III.Microsoft´s Flight Simulator software IV.Equipt and Wikipedia