The 'World Wide Computer'--Another HAL? [BusinessWeek]
BW review of The Big Switch. Also see Nicholas Carr's blog for
extensive book excerpts.
Carr is no stranger to raising tough questions about technology's
future. Four years ago he had tech executives sputtering over his
provocative book, Does IT Matter? His argument then was that
information technology was turning into a commodity, like
electricity, and that companies could no longer hope to gain
competitive advantage by buying the latest and greatest hardware
and software. The Big Switch, which can easily be read on a
cross-country flight, goes much further in describing that
transformation and exploring its consequences.
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