The Narwhal developer previously requested that Reddit let him use the API for free, if he agreed to make no money from the app. Seems like that happened. https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/29/narwhal-reddit-deal-third-party-app/
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It's increasingly clear from comments Huffman has made that this wasn't all about business. He was jealous that a one-man developer could create a great and universally loved app while his billion dollar company produced nothing but crap. This was at least 50% vindictiveness.