32pages. 29x22x1cm. Broché. Big Brother machiavélique ou apôtre d'un monde meilleur sous les auspices de la technologie ? Bill Gates et Microsoft n'en finissent pas de susciter critiques et débats passionnés. Loin de cette agitation souvent stérile autour du géant de l'informatique, Le Hold-up planétaire expose clairement les enjeux et les controverses. Sous la forme d'un entretien entre Dominique Nora, grand reporter au Nouvel Observateur , et Roberto Di Cosmo, chercheur en informatique, le livre explique par quels moyens, pas toujours orthodoxes, Bill Gates a réussi à bâtir en toute impunité un véritable monopole à l'échelle de toute la planète. Les dangers sont clairs : à terme, les ambitions démesurées de Microsoft peuvent conduire à un contrôle total sur toute forme de transmission et de traitement de l'information. Sans tomber dans la paranoïa, Roberto Di Cosmo dénonce cette mainmise autoritaire qui impose à chacun les logiciels Windows ou le navigateur Internet Explorer. Mais si cet ouvrage est un cri d'alarme, il offre aussi une porte de sortie : des alternatives technologiques viables existent, dont le seul défaut est d'être ignorées du grand public. C'est une des ambitions de ce livre que de les faire connaître. L'informatique et les ordinateurs nous donnent aujourd'hui la possibilité de révolutionner notre façon de vivre au quotidien. Mais cette opportunité est un peu celle de l'auberge espagnole : on trouvera dans cette société de l'information ce qu'on y apporte. Si on continue de laisser Microsoft la construire, elle risque de ressembler à un cauchemar. -Maya Kandel
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