Comment by Mithaldu

And here's Kapeli's explanation of what happened:

https://blog.kapeli.com/dash-and-apple-my-side-of-the-story

!!! it includes a recording of a phone call with Apple !!!

Edit: After listening to the first 2 minutes of the call, i can say with absolute confidence that Apple is straight-up blackmailing him. I would love to hear opinions on whether this is something that could be taken to court.

Here's the HN submission of the link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12680597