I really could not care less who I pay $15 a month to for HBO but I hate that they keep reducing choices. For years, my family has watched Bill Maher on Friday night. The only way to continue doing that on Friday is through the HBO live stream which has only been available through third-party HBO providers such as Amazon or Apple. For whatever reason HBO Now, contrary to having the word NOW in the name, never had a live stream. HBO Max appears to have the same limitation. The live stream has been removed from Apple when the HBO channel was removed. Amazon still has it because they haven't reached an agreement with HBO to transition to Max. It's only a matter of time and then I assume the live stream will be gone from Amazon as well with no alternative option.