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24 alternatives to World War 3.0

Microsoft and its enemies, specifically the U.S. government

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. World War 3.0 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The WikiLeaks Files▲67

   The world according to US Empire

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cyber War▲65

   The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dark Territory▲69

   The Secret History of Cyber War

   2016 · fredkaplan.info · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cyberstorm▲55

   A full scale cyber attack against present-day New York

   2016 · matthewmather.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Age of Optimists▲60

   Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   We Need Diverse Books▲87

   Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

   2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Console Wars▲70

   Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dogfight▲61

   How Apple and Google went to war and started a revolution

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Balance of Power▲59

    International politics as the ultimate global game

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries▲61

    User Research War Stories

    2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients▲61

    Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse▲58

    An interactive field guide to expand the popular video game

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hackers▲75

    Heroes of the computer revolution

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Digital Diplomacy▲78

    Conversations on Innovation in Foreign Policy

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Accidental Superpower▲67

    A contrarian assessment of American power

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Darkening Web▲1

    The War for Cyberspace

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Great War and Modern Memory ▲77

    Profound study on how WW1 created our ironic, modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Software Takes Command▲63

    A universal language through which the world speaks

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Playing The Enemy ▲60

    Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Dark Net▲62

    A revelatory examination of the internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Code▲76

    The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

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