"Walled garden initiates universal tollbooth policy overhaul."
Makes me think why ever since Photoshop was first created, Apple became the go-to for creatives for decades, and now Apple thinks it wants more money than just the fanatics going after their latest product.
Apple screwed their pro market anyway. Sometime back . The history with apple and creatives relates more to print history I’d guess . Adobe needs to be ditched , and is in some areas. Windows is a shitshow as we know. There are lessening reasons to be wedded to either Mac OS or Windows as they continue to enshittify and I for one welcome it.
Hasn't this type of thing already been litigated?
There are a few EU alternatives. Why are those not being considered.
LiberaPay is one.
Apple App Store and Google Play stores have a market duopoly. They should be forced to forfeit all or most of its fees.
Parasitic Tech must end. It's supposed to help us, not spy on us and steal from us.
Evil corp wants even more. Ho-hum. Sigh. Anyway...
I've been warned many times in the past to not subscribe to people on the patreon app since it costs more then in browser because of the app store's cut. So is this just even worse then it was or was that just for the google play store before?
That’s why we need rules and regulation around gatekeeper platforms like iOS and android. If both demand 30% there is no choice not to pay in certain circumstances.
@Sine_Fine_Belli 😡 Tim Cook is a bad man. Do not federate with him!
Yet another reason to never ever use Apple. So if I just use the Patreon website and not an app, do I still have to give Apple 30% of my money? Seems like that should be illegal.
Thats exactly how it works for twitch and other stuff. If you're on mobile go to the website instead of the app otherwise they take a cut
Didn't they just lose a lawsuit along these lines? I can't imagine this going well for them.
How does everyone feel about the googs announcing an end to side loading?
https://troypoint.com/google-confirms-android-sideloading-restrictions-for-2026/
Not good.
There have been countless threads on the subject.
https://lemmy.world/post/42124818
https://mander.xyz/post/45953148
https://sh.itjust.works/post/46320374
https://reddthat.com/post/49485312
And so on. Sorry for the non instance-agnostic links.
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
