Microsoft Encarta -

: Microsoft published localized editions in eight languages, including Spanish, French, and Japanese, often incorporating local scholarly sources like the Dutch Winkler Prins encyclopedia. The Rise of the Web and Discontinuation

Encarta was a victim of two things: the rise of the free, user-edited Wikipedia (launched 2001) and the death of the CD-ROM. Why pay $50 for a disc that was outdated the moment you installed it when you could get free, live-updating info online? microsoft encarta

: Microsoft officially announced the discontinuation of Encarta in March 2009. Most websites closed on October 31, 2009 , marking the end of the software's 16-year run. : Microsoft published localized editions in eight languages,