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Branding Experts on Decision to Flip Max Back to HBO Max: ‘A Corporate Walk of Shame’

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Skavau@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨Television@lemm.ee⁩

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/branding-experts-max-renamed-hbo-max-1236399788/

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  • madcaesar@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    HBO HOME BOX OFFICE

    Is a fucking awesome name ESPECIALLY for today’s streaming world.

    Yet some MBA douche thought MAX was better.

    The world is run by morons.

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  • DreamAccountant@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Change names a few times, and watch all of the asshole reporters give a giant corporation free press.

    “Asshole vision is now Asshole Direct!”

    This is what CEO’s get paid millions for. Why, I have no idea.

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It was stupid, we all knew it, and they should feel stupid.

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  • neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ve always meant that Microsoft is awful at brand names, but at least they haven’t gone full circle yet.

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