Friday, June 17, 2005

Microsoft Encarta 2006 and a look back

The tagline on Encarta 2006 says "the complete companion to research and the internet". It is interesting to compare that to the 1994 version's tagline "the complete multimedia encyclopedia". Here is a table showing the content and media changes between the 1994, 2005, and 2006 versions.

Feature/Version 2006 Standard 2006 Premium 2005 Premium 1994
Articles 50’000+ 68’000 68'000 26'000
Photos & Illustrations 12’000+ 25’000+ 25’000+ 7'000
Videos & Animations 55 300+ 300+ 100+
Sound & Music Clips 1’000+ 2’500+ 2'500 8 hours
Map Locations 36’000 1,8 Million 1,8 Million 800
Links to Web Sites 29’000+ 29’000+ 29’000+ none

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Every year Encarta is getting worser in new features. Why they don't insert new fresh articles and new videos, animations or tours (map treks, 2D/3D animations & (better) panoramas)?