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The Billionaire Shell Game

How Cable Baron John Malone and Assorted Corporate Titans Invented a Future Nobody Wanted

L. J. Davis

This book tells the story of John Malone, a CEO who announced a revolutionary idea that would change our lives: the 500-channel information superhighway. With companies and investors rushing to embrace this technology, Malone's bluff got out of hand, leading to one of the largest mergers in US history. The Billionaire Shell Game follows the best and brightest in the information age, revealing the tale of greed, stupidity, and high-tech efforts to achieve a glittering future.
Publish Date
1998-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
1998-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.72
ISBN
9780385479271
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2021-01-22T16:45:21.000Z
@benedictevans @trengriffin Great book --      source