That's not how business works. The App Store in current form would not exist without all the collective investment that went into all of Apple's hardware, for instance.

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> That's not how business works. The App Store in current form would not exist without all the collective investment that went into all of Apple's hardware, for instance.

While technically true, this argument doesn't provide any merit to the discussion. The App Store backed purchase for the Patreon subscription would not exist at all without the creator's work and investment in creating their form of content.

In the absence of the App Store, the creator would still have access to their patrons via mobile web and payment via the methods already provided by Patreon. The app is merely a convenience - it's a hard sell that this convenience is worth 30% of the creator's revenue through the platform.