The Warehouse by Rob Hart review – tussles with a tech titan
by Alexander Larman from Technology | The Guardian on (#4N3PN)
A satirical tale of a near future dominated by a single power-hungry firm is gripping and cerebral
When Amazon was founded 25 years ago, its aims seemed benevolent - to be the largest bookshop on Earth, but also one that offered touch-of-a-button convenience to shoppers. How things change. Now, with its remit having long since expanded to include virtually every service and item one could wish for, the once-likable company has become a monolithic conglomerate, shutting down its competition mercilessly.
It is surely Amazon that gave Rob Hart the idea for the all-powerful, omniscient company Cloud in his hugely engaging novel, even if one character dismisses it as operating on "a much smaller scale" their interests were too earthbound".
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