誰殺了微軟的Encarta百科全書？
Posted in Microsoft on Mar 30th, 2009
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Encarta has been a popular product around the world for many years. However, the category of traditional encyclopedias and reference material has changed. People today seek and consume information in considerably different ways than in years past. As part of Microsoft’s goal to deliver the most effective and engaging resources for today’s consumer, it has made the decision to exit the Encarta business. (source: Encarta website FAQ)
比爾蓋茲在 <擁抱未來, The Road Ahead> 一書中(1995)，曾經反覆提到光碟加百科全書就像是撒尿蝦和牛丸的結合一樣有搞頭。如今再次驗證了計畫趕不上變化，變化趕不上聽話這句話。但說到底，微軟還是一間能捨能放的公司。 Sometimes, winners do quit.
這也讓我想起周杰倫感人歌曲 - 聽媽媽的話：
聽 ~ user 的 ~ 話，別讓股東受傷~
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