# Peacock's launch will be worse than HBO Max's

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**Created:** [July 11, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019 "2020-07-11T11:45:06Z")\
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> [@CastletonSnob1](#):
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> This service is going to be a flop. Even HBO Max launched with user profiles, mobile downloads, and new Looney Tunes shorts.

Now you’re being all negative about Peacock, while just a month ago, you (or your doppelgänger) were down on HBO Max. What is it with you and new streaming services?

> [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/35):
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> HBO Max had only 90,000 mobile downloads on launch day.
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> > How big of a disaster is that? Should we keep in mind that HBO Max didn’t launch on Roku or Firestick, and it only launched in the US?

> [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/43):
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> Is HBO Max a disaster?

> [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/50):
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> Because IMO, the launch has been a disaster.

> [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/60):
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> It’s just that, with how big of a disaster the launch was, I’m worried about the service’s future.

> [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/62):
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> I mean, objectively speaking, the launch has been a disaster.

> [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/63):
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> I don’t see how the service can be a success with how big a disaster the launch has been.

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