As the author of the article, I'd argue that the evidence that the FTC is talking to developers about tools (not so much about blocking Flash) shows that Apple

As the author of the article, I'd argue that the evidence that the FTC is talking to developers about tools (not so much about blocking Flash) shows that Apple was feeling FTC pressure. Jobs argued hard, and not unpersusasively, that third-party tools weren't the best for the ecosystem, so I think it's likely this reversal isn't what they want, but what they think they need to do to avoid a PR embarrassment from an FTC action or formal settlement.