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> Other than requiring a subscription to a cable provider...

I was not aware of this. Anything I've said about HBO Go that sounded positive may be redacted and ignored.

It requires a subscription to HBO. HBO is only available via cable companies.

Satellite?

If you look at the situation I don't really blame HBO for that. HBO sells content to the cable companies, and the cable companies have to deal with the end users. So HBO might get a little less money than they could if they avoided the middleman, but on the other hand, they don't need to deal with sensitive customer data and huge customer support call centers.

I guess I don't really blame them for valuing profit over customer satisfaction, per se.

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