No Apple Hush-Money Here

In case you hadn't noticed by my occasional overly-critical-of-Apple rantings, I just want to clarify that TUAW is not being paid by Apple to keep secrets from you, Dearest TUAW-readers.

MacInTouch notes that it has been a somewhat long-standing "secret" tradition in the Apple News world that Apple spends a nice pocketful of hush-money to ensure "the silence of various Mac news web sites by having those sites advertise WWDC."

As you'll notice, our ads lean more towards cars, but you won't find a WWDC ad floating in the shadows.

Dear Steve Jobs,

What . . . We're not good enough for you?! You couldn't have even offered to advertise WWDC with us?!

Fine! I'm going to continue my overly-critical ranting then!

Yours,

C.K. Sample, III

ps—:-b