Comment on Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App

• panda_abyss@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is it? Previously this was considered tips

  Now it’s 30% for what? Running a payment gateway and hiding an unsubscribe button deep in the App Store UI.

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• lost_faith@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah, I remember cause my Patreon account asked me what I wanted to do about apple trying to steal my money

  p.s. I never push Patreon so have no subs lol

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• scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s logical but it probably scares away some customers. That’s why the “just eat it” option exists. iOS gives you access to an enormous market payments are slick and easy. Creators may want $5 but if they can get 30% less from 500% more people, it’s still a good business for them. There’s no strict reason why they must obsess over taking 100% of the sticker price. There are a million examples of businesses who are willing to accept a discount for high volume business.

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• other_cat@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not that good, the backlash was immense and if I remember right, people were dropping patreon subs over it.

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