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A source at the BBC, who wishes to remain anonymous, has responded to the story by The Inquirer’s Nick Farrell in which he says the BBC has been publishing stories about Apple that go over-the-top in praising the company. “Well I wish I could say what Farell writes is true, But it’s not,” the source told MacMinute. “The BBC standard desktops are Dell Pentiums; though many of our graphic artists use Macs. Many of our production crews use Final Cut Pro as well.

Last week, the BBC let visitors to its Web site vote on who had the greatest impact in the areas of culture, showbiz, politics and sports over the past year. Jonathan Ive, Apple’s chief design guru, was voted BBC’s ‘Cultural Newsmaker of the Year,’ nabbing a little over 24% of the votes. Ive now goes up against musician Ozzy Osbourne, filmmaker Michael Moore, and pro soccer player Gary Lineker for the title of ‘Newsmaker of the Year.’ Read More