Title: Worse than previous versions
Review: I've owned the 1999, 2001, and 2003 versions of the EB DVD. The 2001 was by far the best. While the content is wonderful in all three versions, only the 2001 edition provided any sort of ease of use. The 1999 version barely functioned, and the 2003 is a major step backward. As others have noted, it runs much slower, the scolling mouse function doesn't work, and the dictionary and article interfaces have been annoyingly combined. Also, the Atlas maps have not been greatly improved, which would have been really nice. The only major improvement in the 2003 EB-DVD is the pronunciation guide included in the dictionary. The superfluous student editions included on the DVD are worthless. My hope is that Britannica will build on strength and focus on improving content in subsequent versions.
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