> Not sure who to complain to on this but there are three choices - Comcast, HBO, or Roku When in doubt, follow the money. Who would want to propogate HBO content as broadly as possible, on as many devices as possible, and who would want to limit it? HBO: More HBO on more devices => greater interest in HBO => more subcribers => more money for HBO. Roku: More channels and more subcribers on Roku => more Rokus sold. Comcast: Distributing HBO beyond the confines of your Comcast controlled devices = less interest in maintaining a Comcast subscription. This is a disintermediation issue, like music distribution, or contacting a taxi driver from your smartphone. Comcast stands between you and the content provider, and they're afraid of the new business model. Ten years from now, we'll get our video content directly from the people who make it. Until then, we have Comcast.
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