Both MacFixIt and VersionTracker have become important stops for Mac users. They teamed up some time ago to promote paid premium accounts for both sites. It makes sense due to the nature of their sites, but once this happened and MacFixIt made their archives a paid section, the monetary motivations of the site became quite clear.
Anyway, both sites announced (MacFixIt, VersionTracker) that they have become “part of the CNET family”. The family angle must have been part of the acquisition terms. Both sites seem excited about the new ownership due largely to the money that will help fund the sites for improvements. Thought it’s not touched on by MacFixIt, I hope one of those improvements is free access to their archives. Something tells me they might be able to afford it.
