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Networking & Cloud Computing - The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

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Book Synopsis: A New Yorker and Fortune Best Book of the Year "A must-read for all Americans who want to remain the ones deciding what they can read, watch, and listen to.” —Arianna Huffington

Analyzing the strategic maneuvers of today’s great information powers—Apple, Google, and an eerily resurgent AT&T—Tim Wu uncovers a time-honored pattern in which invention begets industry and industry begets empire. It is easy to forget that every development in the history of the American information industry—from the telephone to radio to film—once existed in an open and chaotic marketplace inhabited by entrepreneurs and utopians, just as the Internet does today. Each of these, however, grew to be dominated by a monopolist or cartel. In this pathbreaking book, Tim Wu asks: will the Internet follow the same fate? Could the Web—the entire flow of American information—come to be ruled by a corporate leviathan in possession of "the master switch"? Here, Tim Wu shows how a battle royale for the Internet’s future is brewing, and this is one war we dare not tune out.

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Discover the untold story of the rise and fall of information empires in Tim Wu's groundbreaking book, "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires". As an acclaimed New Yorker and Fortune Best Book of the Year, this is a must-read for all Americans who value the power of free choice and want to remain in control of what they can read, watch, and listen to.

Through his meticulous analysis of today's information giants like Apple, Google, and a resurgent AT&T, Tim Wu sheds light on a timeless pattern. It is a pattern where invention gives birth to industry, and industry gives rise to empire. In the past, every revolutionary development in the American information industry existed in a market teeming with entrepreneurs and dreamers, not unlike the chaotic landscape of the Internet today.

However, Wu raises a crucial question: Will the Internet follow the same path as its predecessors? Could the Web, the very essence of American information flow, fall under the control of a dominant corporate giant? In "The Master Switch," Wu delves into the battle for the Internet's future, revealing that a war is brewing. It is a war that we cannot afford to ignore.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to gain invaluable insights into the forces shaping our information landscape. Join Tim Wu as he uncovers the past, examines the present, and speculates about the future. Take control of your own destiny and become an informed participant in the battle to preserve a free and open Internet. Order your copy of "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires" now and be part of the movement that protects our right to choose.

Get your copy of "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires" today and stay in control of the future of information.

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