Mindweb    by Scott Thomas
Price: $1.49 USD. 253100 words. Published on March 18, 2010. .
A breakthrough results in a self-aware program that is intent on preserving itself and manipulating humans. When Matt got a job programming a vacuum cleaner, that is all he thought it was, an appliance. But the program he was writing touched him deep inside, awakening a desire he had once lost. He hid his creation, not sure the world was ready for the ultimate appliance.