The phone conversation was reasonable. Kapeli thought it was reasonable. He sent a draft blog post in for review. THEN, after this phone conversation, they go

The phone conversation was reasonable. Kapeli thought it was reasonable. He sent a draft blog post in for review. THEN, after this phone conversation, they go to the press with a PR release that paints him as a scammer (and doesn't mention any of the circumstances from the phone call). This happens while Kapeli is waiting for his blog post to be reviewed.