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Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App (www.macrumors.com)
submitted 1 week ago by Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] dan@upvote.au 212 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (54 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?

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago (5 children)

They were sued by Epic Games for the same shit and Epic won on one count which allows them to put links to alternative payment methods and go around Apple.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Games_v._Apple

[–] kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So couldn't patreon just argue in court that this precedent was already set with epic?

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That is how case law works, yes.

[–] kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm just wondering then why Apple would even push this if a president was already set with Epic. What a bunch of greedy corporate bastards.

[–] other_cat@piefed.zip 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Expecting Patreon to not want to bother fighting them over it, and they are correct in that assumption.

On Wednesday, Patreon said Apple has renewed its requirement that all Patreon creators must move to subscription billing. The deadline to do so is November 1, 2026.

Edit, adding my source: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/patreon-creators-have-to-switch-to-subscription-billing-by-november-thanks-to-apple-203759852.html

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I'm not a lawyer but I think they could.

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