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Encarta Encyclopedia: Free Software

At its 2008 peak, contained over 62,000 articles and a massive library of multimedia assets.

Although mainly sold on CD-ROM and DVD, Microsoft experimented with free access models: Encarta Encyclopedia Free Software

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. At its 2008 peak, contained over 62,000 articles

: After the encyclopedia was discontinued, the online dictionary remained accessible for free until 2011 . Discontinuation and Legacy At its 2008 peak

: An abridged online version offering around 16,000 articles for free to students and teachers.