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The Big Switch by Nicholas Carr — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Big Switch

by Nicholas Carr

Computing as utility, like electricity a century earlier, and what the shift to the cloud would mean for work, culture and control. Prophetic in 2008.

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  1. Utilities centralize power.
  2. History rhymes.
  3. Ask who controls the grid.

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Carr's utility thesis.

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