>It's not fair but it makes you look worse. You just kind of have to suck it up and move on. My guess is this will negatively effect them more than it effects

>It's not fair but it makes you look worse. You just kind of have to suck it up and move on. My guess is this will negatively effect them more than it effects him. He's not badmouthing the company as a whole, he's badmouthing them reneging on a specific deal they made with him. They essentially earned $10K at the cost of advertising to devs that they are the kind of employer that will weasel out of a deals they make. Is saving that $10K worth that change to their reputation? Probably not.