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Except HBO won't do this. If HBO wanted to charge some pittance for HBO Go, I'd pay it. Instead they want me to sign up for cable, which I don't want, so they don't get my money at all. (And I don't see how refusing to negotiate a DVD rental deal helps that goal at all.)


"(And I don't see how refusing to negotiate a DVD rental deal helps that goal at all.)"

If Netflix hemorrhages subscribers and loses it's value proposition vs cable that's clearly good for HBO/Time Warner/Turner.

Giving your competition a discount is what doesn't make sense and that's why HBO decided to stop doing it.


>If Netflix hemorrhages subscribers and loses it's value proposition vs cable that's clearly good for HBO/Time Warner/Turner.

Is it? How much money will they make from all the torrents?




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