Pluralistic: Apple vs the “free market” (15 Aug 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19179773

Every artist, performer and creator on Patreon is about to get screwed out of 30% of their gross revenue, which will be diverted to Apple, the most valuable company on the planet. Apple contributes nothing to their work, but it will get to steal a third of their wages. How is this possible? Enshittification.

  • nocturne@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    11·
    4 months ago

    Apple is requiring us to switch over to their in-app purchase system for all iOS transactions or else risk being kicked out of the App Store altogether – and their in-app purchase system is not built with our same level of creator-first flexibility.

    They would only lose the 30% done via iOS in app purchases, not everything. Alternatively patreon could pull the app and make their mobile website better, which is what I would do.

    • LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.orgEnglish
      22·
      4 months ago

      People foolish enough to use a centralized, proprietary technology getting what they deserve. I hardly see what’s wrong.

      Apple should double down, in fact.

      • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comOPMEnglish
        11·
        4 months ago

        You are right that people have responsibility for their choices. The fact that apple is even allowed to do this is bad though.