Yeah I agree, but their comment might have been read as if they were criticising patreon itself, since for a lot of people the concept of "app" is the whole service. That's why I asked for clarification while directing them to the good outcome :)
Steam only takes a cut from MTX that use steam payment services (Steam Wallet), not from all MTX that occurs within software distributed on their platform like what apple is doing. Valve does not prevent developers from using alternatives if they don't want to pay Valve for the convenience of using Steam Wallet.
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unmagical@lemmy.ml · 33 pts · 196d
Fuck Apple
Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 196d
That’s why you should not use or install the app
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 196d
I understand you mean that we should use the webpage instead, right?
d15d@feddit.org · 17 pts · 196d
Yes. Cut out the middleman that is just there to take money and doesn't offer anything extra.
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 196d
Yeah I agree, but their comment might have been read as if they were criticising patreon itself, since for a lot of people the concept of "app" is the whole service. That's why I asked for clarification while directing them to the good outcome :)
ZDL@lazysoci.al · 7 pts · 196d
Fixed that for you.
blitzen@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 195d
You can absolutely still use the app, so long as you subscribe on the web.
Tenderizer@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 171d
Then what would you use the app for? Unsubscribing.
Coyote@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 196d
Walled gardens, man...
Sunshine@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 195d
More countries need to force Apple to allow sideloading on IOS.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 196d
Guess creators are gonna start spruiking their new non-patreon links.
Reannlegge@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 195d
As an ex-apple fan girl I have cancelled all of my apple services and am moving mostly to self hosted services.
naeap@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 195d
How is that even possible?
They can charge for the app in their app store, but how can they take a cut from the paid subscriptions of another company?
Sunshine@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 195d
App Store Monopoly Mafia
SeaSgt@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 195d
They take and take. The disease of capitalism.
Smaile@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 195d
App store boutta become a ghost town.
Tenderizer@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 171d
Why TF is using Patreon via an app anyway?
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · -3 pts · 195d
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world · -13 pts · 196d
Y'all abandoning steam next right? Not giving Gabe a special pass right?
essell@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 195d
Do Steam prevent developers from publishing on other platforms?
If no, then it's a different thing.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 195d
Steam only takes a cut from MTX that use steam payment services (Steam Wallet), not from all MTX that occurs within software distributed on their platform like what apple is doing. Valve does not prevent developers from using alternatives if they don't want to pay Valve for the convenience of using Steam Wallet.
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 194d
Do Steam games even have subscription services? What are you even comparing?