It's all in the phrasing. They didn't admit to it, they just said they're happy to come to an agreement and improve the studio. I think it was a good decision to settle (on a sum) and impose some conditions on the company to fulfill. If they follow through with those, remains to be seen.
Quote from blackdog49 minutes ago, blackdog said: I mean, afaik/what Suits teaches me is that you could settle and not admit to fault but is pretty shit for victims to accept without a real win.
Similar to the Blizzard apology. Their president apologized, but never mentioned exactly for what he was apologizing - just that Blizzard didn't live up to their high standards. There was no mention of HK or the Hearthstone competitive player whatsoever.