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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

BBC ♥ Microsoft

Now, I'm not the type of person who sees conspiracy theories everywhere (after all, if you know they are true, they're not theories at all).

But...

Yesterday, as we reported and Jack blogged, the BBC announced news of its rather confusing agreement with Microsoft for developing Auntie's new internet-based services (what they've called a "memorandum of understanding").

And what are the top three stories on its technology pages today? "Microsoft announces Zune pricing", "Director Jackson signs Xbox deal" and "BBC and Microsoft sign agreement".

One could remark that, if you're Microsoft at least, the nature of this understanding seems perfect.

(Just joking, chaps).

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