I get it, I do. I’ve been a migrant in a place with a language barrier on top of sharing that general feeling, so… yeah, sure. In principle.
But the times I’ve used it it’s twice the anxiety, in that I keep fearing I’ll mess up and need help, which is orders of magnitude worse than having to go through the register. Just the potential of issues is enough to deter me, but the times I’ve had the scales mess up or the payment method not go through were excruciating.
I’m curious about the details, yeah. Maybe they’re plugging into some API or something? Breaking some safety measure? Otherwise I really don’t see how these threats aren’t empty. Suing somebody for breaking EULA terms does not have a great track record, and neither does modifying things you buy or making unauthorized software for computers.
But hey, if the guy says the project is coming down, then I guess the aggressive language did the thing they wanted it to do, even if it’s relatively toothless.