So fucking what? "Its OK if they do it too" is not journalism, its sleaze. I've heard people claim Techcrunch to be a rag, now I agree.

Moreover, I was a tech journalist for 15 years and we didn't do it. We would argue very hard about them, but an agreement was an agreement.

Since you've already admitted you can't be trusted, I see no reason to believe such a slur on your competitors. Not that it would be right even if it were true.