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The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

All of these streamers wanted to be the next Netflix when they should have been the next HBO Max.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think you mean "MAX: The one to watch for HBO"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

No, I mean HBO "The New CEO made a" MAX "mistake in rebranding".