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Book Review: Nick Carr’s Big Switch
Technology Liberation Front — ... I just finished reading through The Economist’s new 14-page special report on cloud computing, “ ...

Book Review: Nick Carr's Big Switch
The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog — ... I just finished reading through The Economist's new 14-page special report on cloud computing, " ...

The Most Important Tech Policy Books of 2008
Technology Liberation Front — ... Part 1 of Nick Carr’s book is an eloquent early history of cloud computing, nicely comparing it to previous technological revolutions. It’s beautifully done. In Part 2 of the book, however, Carr turns sour and argues that the impact of cloud computing will be quite miserable for our economy, culture, and society. The Big Switch probably makes the best case than any Net pessimist has been penned thus far, and for that reason alone it deserves your attention. Ultimately, however, I found his ...

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