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In my eyes the most egregious aspect of this is it’s a financial transaction between two people that they’re taking a 30% cut of. I see 30% as fine for things l
by jjcm 2y ago
In my eyes the most egregious aspect of this is it’s a financial transaction between two people that they’re taking a 30% cut of. I see 30% as fine for things like IAP for digital games and such, but somehow in this lens it feels wrong.
One proposal for a compromise that would feel fair: Apple gets 30% of the app creator’s take rate.
IE if patreon’s take rate is 8%, Apple should get 30% of that, not 30% of the full transaction. This could generalize to physical goods as well. It would require more reporting, but would feel more fair in the eyes of the creators and the users.
I run a similar service to patreon where I charge a flat $1 fee on subscriptions, regardless of the size of the subscription. A $50 sub suddenly getting only $34 after my $1 fee and apple’s $15 fee feels wrong. There’s no amount I can reduce my take rate to cover Apple’s take. But I’m entirely ok giving them $0.30 on my $1 take.
Basically - I’m entirely OK having 30% of my net profits taken by Apple. I’m not ok with 30% of my gross.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 2y agoI expect Apple and platforms would not be happy with this model. Apple now has to trust that platforms are properly reporting their gross take. Platforms now have to give detailed financial records to a (potential) competitor. The current situation with Apple as the middleman lets them ensure they get every dollar without any accounting shenanigans.
- adamomada 2y agoIf it was a financial transaction between two people, then Apple couldn’t possibly take any cut of it.
- 0x6862 2y agoThey force you to use their billing system exclusively
- stahtops 2y agoDeveloper + Guitarist makes an iOS app and sells $10/mo subscriptions to their guitar tabs in it. Guitarist sells $10/mo subscriptions to their guitar tabs through the Patreon app. Why should these be considered any different?
- rbits 2y agoWhat if it isn't an app, though. They're still taking a cut of it, even though they're not paying for anything related to apple. The only thing apple is doing is hosting the patreon app, not the thing being bought. And if you think that it should be different when buying something that runs on an apple device, logically that should also apply when buying it from a computer.
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