Pluralistic: Apple vs the “free market” (15 Aug 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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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
    96·
    3 months ago

    Apple’s fee will not impact your existing members. It will only affect new memberships purchased in the iOS app from November onward.

    Which is contradictory to the first line of the linked essay. Does it suck? Yes. But the author of this “article” is trying to build anti-Apple outrage with this piece. Let’s not pretend any company is altruistic. Even Patreon takes a cut.

    • tb_@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      Which is contradictory to the first line of the linked essay.

      Is it though?
      Current sign-ups are likely through Patreons own payment system, which will stay as it is. It would be like signing up in the web version, then going on to use the iOS app. That wouldn’t suddenly subtract 30% from a payment Apple has no control over.

      • nocturne
        2·
        3 months ago

        Is it though?

        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

        Yes, it makes it sound as though everyone is about to start losing the 30% to Apple No matter how their subscribers pay. Which if you read patreon’s blog post you will see is not the case.

        • tb_@lemmy.world
          1·
          3 months ago

          Ah, like so. I thought you were referring to the article on the Patreon website with your initial comment, rather than the article in the post itself.

          You’re right, the article is wrong. “Gross revenue” makes no sense.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Both sides?

      If we want to talk mercenary companies, though, apple is pretty high on the FuckYouBuyMore scale.