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So what differentiates them from HBO? I am confused. With HBO Go it's Cable going Internet and with Netflix it's Internet going Cable. Just that both distribute
by ulfw 10y ago
So what differentiates them from HBO? I am confused. With HBO Go it's Cable going Internet and with Netflix it's Internet going Cable. Just that both distribute over the Web
- izacus 10y agoI can actually order and watch Netflix in EU (for 12EUR/month for 4k/HDR). I'm not allowed to pay for HBO Now (which is even more expensive at 15EUR/month and features only HBO shows) and HBO Go requires me to subscribe to a min 50EUR/month cable service full of crappy content.
- 27182818284 10y agoWell the gap is certainly smaller now, but remember there was a time not too long ago where HBO straight up refused to do online, stand-alone content. Sites like http://www.takemymoneyhbo.com/ http://www.takemymoneyhbo.com/ were started just by people who wanted to watch the content the way they already were on services like Netflix. The other thing that differentiates it from traditional cable is the experience. Because of a package deal, I also have cable for the next year, and it is bombed out and depleted. Not just in terms of content, but in terms of when that content is on and the very UX of the interface. The amount of lag changing channels on a modern digital receiver from a major cable company would get you fired as a web developer if your website lagged the same. It is truly remarkable.
- notatoad 10y agoThere's a good Reed Hastings quote from a couple years ago: "Our job is to become HBO before HBO can become us". Seems like the market ended up about where he predicted. Netflix still has a huge advantage though, in that they are available internationally while HBO Now is only available in a handful of countries.