Steve StrezaAug 12, 2024

If true, Apple demanding rent from Patreon subscriptions is particularly offensive. The people who Apple will be stealing money from, online creators, don't have any relationship with Apple here. They didn't ask to be here.

Apple made a billion dollars in profit last quarter *every four days*. This is wholly unnecessary. It is pure evil greed. They really weren't screwing around when they made an ad destroying all of those creative instruments and art tools. https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon

Apple’s requirements to hit creators and fans on Patreon

Apple requires that Patreon switch to their iOS in-app purchase system, or risk being removed from the App Store. Here’s what’s creators need to know.

Apple’s requirements to hit creators and fans on Patreon
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@stevestreza their new rules for the EU basically say "if you subscribe to our ruleset that lets you handle your own payments, you owe us 30% of any sale made to a user of your app within 30 days of the last time they made a payment within your app"

they're rent-seeking in every way possible and it's... frankly disgusting

Aug 12, 2024 at 6:55pmWeb