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When HBO Max was introduced in March of 2022, early adopters were offered a 50% lifetime discount as long as they stayed continuously subscribed.  
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When [[HBO Max]] was introduced in March of 2022, early adopters were offered a 50% lifetime discount as long as they stayed continuously subscribed.  


Those users all got an email in February of 2025. They were offered two choices:
Those users all got an email in February of 2025. They were offered two choices:


* keep paying the same amount, but get downgraded to SD quality
*keep paying the same amount, but get downgraded to SD quality
* upgrade to Premium -- via this one-time offer to keep their discount, if you do this before March 24th 2025 - and keep the HD features they got on sign-up, but this would mean they'd pay a higher monthly price.
*upgrade to Premium -- via this one-time offer to keep their discount, if you do this before March 24th 2025 - and keep the HD features they got on sign-up, but this would mean they'd pay a higher monthly price.


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!HBO Legacy subscription  
!HBO Legacy subscription<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbo.max.com/nl/en/terms-of-use/discount-offer-terms/w2|title=Discount Offer Terms|access-date=2025-04-01}}</ref>
!HBO Max Standard subscriptioin
!HBO Max Standard subscriptioin
!HBO Max Premium Subscription
!HBO Max Premium Subscription<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbo.max.com/nl/nl/terms-of-use/premium-offer-terms/w2|title=Terms and Conditions|access-date=2025-04-01}}</ref>
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|3 streams
|3 streams
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*<nowiki>* where available</nowiki>


==Consumer response==
==Consumer response==
 
Consumers were unhappy.
 
Consumers were unhappy


https://www.reddit.com/r/nederlands/comments/1iuxzzs/hbo_max_eenzijdige_aanpassing_voorwaarden/?tl=en
https://www.reddit.com/r/nederlands/comments/1iuxzzs/hbo_max_eenzijdige_aanpassing_voorwaarden/?tl=en
==References==
==References==
https://hbo.max.com/nl/en/terms-of-use/discount-offer-terms/w2  (original lifetime discount terms)
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https://hbo.max.com/nl/nl/terms-of-use/premium-offer-terms/w2 (upgrade offer terms)
[[Category:HBO]]
[[Category:HBO Max]]
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