Net junkies may remember that when the Encyclopedia first launched its online service it tried to charge subscriptions. It failed. Then it tried to support the service with advertising. That failed, too, and so now the Encyclopedia is returning to a subscription fee of $5 per month. I boldly predict another failure. Maybe in the days of instant access to everything the days of the ponderous encyclopedia are over... By Linda Rosencrance, Computerworld, July 19, 2001.
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