Definition of a threat:
a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.
Let’s assume for a second that the Apollo dev DID in fact mean what they thought he meant at first. Can someone explain to me how that would make it a threat? "Buy my app, or else… " what? Or else what? In what universe could that even have been a threat?
I keep thinking back on this and how this whole argument about whether or not it was a threat is a complete red herring because there was nothing he can threaten them WITH, so how can you construe it as a threat?
It’s important to note here that the Apollo dev is in Canada and it is legal for him to record the call as it is single party consent there. So he’s not doing anything nefarious by recording the call and primarily does it for his own record keeping and is good operational prudence really.
Edit: Apollo Dev also only made the recording and transcript available to clear his name after Reddit/Spez accused him of threatening actions.