I suspect this news will get far less attention than the initial changes, so Apple still gets (almost) all of the good PR from the change without actually hurti

I suspect this news will get far less attention than the initial changes, so Apple still gets (almost) all of the good PR from the change without actually hurting the app developers. They certainly still get to claim they are focused on privacy even if they decide to kick the can a few more times, since the notifications/controls will come “eventually”.