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A '''wired deal''' is one type of unfair agreement between two parties. For example, when an organization solicits competitive bids from prospective contractors, it may pre-determine the outcome either by manipulating the specifications of the [[request for proposal]] so that only one candidate could possibly comply, or by contriving the selection criteria in such a way to favor one bidder over all others.
A wired deal may be a way to move tax-advantaged, non-profit dollars into the hands of a for-profit enterprise, as seemed to be the case when the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] rented office space from [[Directory:Wikia|Wikia, Inc.]].[http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/01/21/a-note-on-the-wikipedia-usability-initiative/]
A wired deal may be a way to move tax-advantaged, non-profit dollars into the hands of a for-profit enterprise, as seemed to be the case when the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] rented office space from [[Directory:Wikia|Wikia, Inc.]].[http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/01/21/a-note-on-the-wikipedia-usability-initiative/]
