Comments on: Victim Of Wikipedia: Microsoft To Shut Down Encarta http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/ The economics of digital content Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Business Reviews Chicago http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68190 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:48:49 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68190 Im sorry to see this happening but I think that it will be a good move in the long run and could benefit them if they play it correctly and branch into other areas with their content.

]]> By: Answers http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68189 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:27:16 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68189 Im sorry to hear that they are shutting it down. Although, I think its best and maybe they will come out with a new online site that has the same basic info but is aligned more with where the research is done today.

]]> By: Mary in San Antonio http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68188 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:43:08 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68188 Its pretty hard to compete with free. MSN is pretty big but when it comes down to wikipedia is free and doesnt need to produce a profit. Its the same problem SUN had with LINUX.

]]> By: Joseph Tartakoff http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68187 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:37:29 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68187 No, I meant Train Simulator, which you can learn all about here, http://www.microsoft.com/games/pc/trainsim.aspx.

Microsoft shut down Aces Studio, which makes both Train Simulator and Flight Simulator, but while it said it would no longer make Train Simulator it did not say anything about the future of the Flight Simulator line of games.

– Joe, paidContent.org

]]> By: Ralph http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68186 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:33:15 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68186 "Train" simulator game? Did you mean "Flight" simulator?

]]> By: Mike Dammann http://paidcontent.org/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68185 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:04:17 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/03/30/419-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-msn-encarta/#comment-68185 Not surprised in the least little bit. If it isn't interactive, people will leave it. Attention spans are getting shorter and people expect to be able to participate. Basic human needs waiting to be met!

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