The reason was due to an article that came out on Substack and a potential partnership with Apple Pay. Pretty much, combined, they would take most of the subscription rate due to fees.
Here is the article below. I understand the need for profit, but this is pure greed. Apple doesn’t offer any value but would likely take a massive cut for what? Allowing Substack to use Apple Pay? No thanks. We are barely scraping by as it is.
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The reason was due to an article that came out on Substack and a potential partnership with Apple Pay. Pretty much, combined, they would take most of the subscription rate due to fees.
Here is the thread that sparked this.
https://on.substack.com/p/apple-patreon-in-app-purchase-system/comment/65268983
Here is the article below. I understand the need for profit, but this is pure greed. Apple doesn’t offer any value but would likely take a massive cut for what? Allowing Substack to use Apple Pay? No thanks. We are barely scraping by as it is.
Link to article: