I've started using HBO GO, both on my iMac and especially on my iPad.
I must say that I do like it. I'm glad that there are still places where I can pay money and get content like Game of Thrones. I hope that doesn't go away; if it does, we all lose (yes, even the pirates).
I really don't get people bitching about the cost. I spend more on a date with my wife than the entire cable + HBO package, which we get to use all month. It's more than worth it, even if I never watched anything else but HBO.
Why are people bitching about the cost? Just think about it. There is one show I want to watch that I can't get watch on netflix/hulu/OTA, which is Game of Thrones. Can you really justify $80+/month for 4 episodes of a single show? If you really watch a lot of cable tv already, then sure, it is not a lot of money, but paying $10-$20 an episode is ridiculous.
For over 90% of the households in the US, it's not "80+/month", it's $15 – for four episodes a month.
Furthermore, HBO provides all of their Game of Thrones stuff on demand, you only need to get HBO for 1 month to actually watch everything, if you wait until the last month of the series.
HN people (at least in the US) are in a bubble when it comes to cable TV, and the economics thereof.
I must say that I do like it. I'm glad that there are still places where I can pay money and get content like Game of Thrones. I hope that doesn't go away; if it does, we all lose (yes, even the pirates).
I really don't get people bitching about the cost. I spend more on a date with my wife than the entire cable + HBO package, which we get to use all month. It's more than worth it, even if I never watched anything else but HBO.