Unity makes major changes to controversial install-fee program ...😑

https://lemmy.world/post/5538848

Unity makes major changes to controversial install-fee program ...😑 - Lemmy.world

No fees for Personal tier or old/current projects, new 2.5% revenue cap, and more.

So this was the actual deal they were going for. We’ll see if the big players will stick with unity.
Considering the trust they've lost I don't think they've planned to do it this way. And if they didn't plan it, they assumed that their original plan wasn't going to result in much opposition, so that was the plan they wanted to go with.