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The latest episodes are not on Amazon or iTunes (or DVD). Just searched for Game of Thrones season 4 on Amazon and iTunes to confirm.

HBO's business model is exclusivity, which in my opinion is anti-consumer.

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HBO's business model is exclusivity, which in my opinion is anti-consumer.

Then don't watch.

Why? It's readily available on the internet with minimal effort.

For one, because you're hurting your own cause. Watching GOT and talking about it helps to reinforce HBO's position as the a premier programmer with the kind of cultural cache others would kill for. They're still profiting from you, just not in a directly financial way.

If everyone without an HBO subscription refused to watch GOT then HBO might actually be inclined to re-examine their subscription options.

I'm not a believer in the "if everyone just did their part" strategy. Not with this, not with the environment, or any other big issue.

Market pressure is already pushing HBO towards a non-cable option, they're just moving into it kicking and screaming because the current way has been immensely profitable for them.

You seem to entertain a rather convenient set of beliefs and opinions. I pay a pretty hefty price because I do not share them (and go out of my way to 'do my part').

They are able to fund episodes for $6 million each because of exclusivity.

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