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[–] dan@upvote.au 156 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (40 children)

Why does Apple feel they deserve a 30% cut? In cases like this, Apple aren't providing any value at all.

  • Apple aren't providing the content - the creator is.
  • Apple aren't providing a platform for the content - Patreon is.
  • Apple aren't providing a platform for discovery - people aren't finding Patreon creators solely via Apple products.

Sure, Apple are providing a payments platform, but why do they deserve 10x what Stripe charges?

[–] Gargantuan@piefed.social 2 points 9 hours ago

I suspect this has more to do with closing a loophole than going after Patreon and only Patreon.

People don’t have to subscribe through the app. and Patreon don’t have to offer that functionality in the App. Apple don’t have Patreon locked in to their platform.

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