It’s a completely reasonable rant, and timely. You could write largely the same rant regarding digital books and how Apple advantages itself over competitors when it comes to their “fee” and the distortions this causes in the purchasing experience for those products.
Patreon's fees are reasonable for what it provides. Apple's aren't.
Creators disagreed when Patreon last increased their fees (2019), especially since their fee is on top of processing fees. In contrast, Apple's fees are directly in line with their competitors (Sony, Microsoft, Google).
I agree. But that’s a pretty huge goalpost move from “Apple brings no value to these artists”.
You have any supporting argument for that? Like why is the one reasonable and the other not?
My, how the times have changed. When the App Store launched, people praised Apple for its low commission rate.
Remember when authors of boxed software were lucky to get 20% net of sales? I do.