Apple has set a new deadline of November 1, 2026 for all Patreon creators to switch from Patreon's legacy billing system to the App Store's in-app purchase system in the Patreon app on the iPhone and iPad, as reported by TechCrunch. Note: This image has been edited to include a pile of cash. Patreon is a platform where creators such as YouTubers can receive payments from fans, which can be a valuable revenue stream alongside ads and sponsorships.
  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
    581·
    6 hours ago

    What exactly does Apple think that they’re brining to the equation in order to deserve that 30? Is it simply that they’re hosting an app on their store, so therefore they’re entitled to a cut?

    So if I write a novel, and get it published, Microsoft can say "We deserve 30% because you used our product to produce your product?

    I’m so fucking tired of corporations. It’s well past guillotine-o-clock.

    • Croquette@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8·
      3 hours ago

      It’s a holdover from retail where had to physically hold your product and had limited space.

      Now, the shareholders demand even more money and Apple has complete control on the OS and they are signaling that you can’t do shit and they will take whatever they want.

      They can fight anyone in courts, and as long as the laws have no teeth, they will get away with it.

    • dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      174·
      5 hours ago

      What exactly does Apple think that they’re brining to the equation in order to deserve that 30?

      Because Valve can and Tim wants his yachts. No one is gonna stop em either. The App Store and Steam are the same thing: Store fronts that sell other peoples goods. You may say that Steam is just an app—don’t tell me, tell your representatives

      • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        It’s a little different though. Valve is providing the actual platform, and running it. Apple doesn’t own Patreon, they simply host a client.

        • dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          22·
          4 hours ago

          You may say that Steam is just an app—don’t tell me, tell your representatives

          Tell your representatives, not me. According to our representatives, what Apple has is not a monopoly. You don’t have to convince me, you have to convince them. If you truly care about this issue, vote accordingly.

          • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            1 hour ago

            I don’t understand why you think it’s ok to knowingly present a false equivalency then. You clearly know it’s not true, so why repeat the lie?

            • dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1·
              17 minutes ago

              Because thats how they’re getting away with it? Who cares if it’s true or not, no one who can do anything about it cares. Tell your reps to start caring about monopolies.