HBO Max has officially changed its name to Max. The latest decision was made after Discovery shareholders approved its merger with WarnerMedia. The newly-revamped streaming platform will now possess every content from both HBO Max and Discovery+; the streamer's library of 4K movies and TV shows will surge, resulting in 8x more of new high-quality content.But this benefit won't come cheap as the pricing of the “Ultimate” plan has been set at $19.99/ month or $199.99/year. This plan will include programs and films such as Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Dark Knight trilogy, The Matrix films, with the list going on.Even though this name change is revolutionary, Twitter netizens ruthlessly mocked this occurrence:🏜🔋, fka ☕️@coopercoopercocrazy to think about not just the money but the countless meetings, late nights, endless emails, iterations of art and graphics, and pure hours worked that occurred to drop the “HBO” from “HBO Max.” Someone’s marriage probably fell apart over this. twitter.com/hollywoodhandl…The Hollywood Handle@hollywoodhandleHBO Max becomes Max tomorrow.138479HBO Max becomes Max tomorrow. https://t.co/hMLndWahTdcrazy to think about not just the money but the countless meetings, late nights, endless emails, iterations of art and graphics, and pure hours worked that occurred to drop the “HBO” from “HBO Max.” Someone’s marriage probably fell apart over this. twitter.com/hollywoodhandl…"Like calling Netflix just Flix": HBO Max's name change to simply Max becomes subject to memes and jokes on TwitterOn April 12, 2023, it was revealed at a press event that HBO Max was going to be called just Max after its merger with Discovery+. This new service has already been launched in the USA and will gradually spread to other countries. WBD CEO David Zaslav revealed on the stage event:"Max is the one to watch."This name change was further explained by JB Perrette, President and CEO of Global Streaming and Games for Warner Bros. Discovery:"We all love HBO, and it’s a brand that has been built over five decades” to stand for “edgy, groundbreaking entertainment for adults,". But it’s not exactly where parents would most eagerly drop off their kids. And yet Warner Bros. Discovery has some of the best-known kids’ characters, animation and brands in the industry. Not surprisingly, the category has not met his true potential on HBO Max"Max@StreamOnMaxOn May 23, HBO Max is becoming Max — The One To Watch for all of HBO, hit series, movies, reality, and more. #StreamOnMax58411246On May 23, HBO Max is becoming Max — The One To Watch for all of HBO, hit series, movies, reality, and more. #StreamOnMax https://t.co/GYJ4yJtkhGCasey Bloys, Chief Content Officer of HBO and Max, further added:"The same people who are concerned today about taking HBO out of the name, a lot of cases of [are] the same people who were outraged that HBO was put in the name in the first place that it was called HBO Max."He ended his statement by saying:"It was a lot of, ‘How was HBO going to be put next to “The Big Bang Theory”‘? So I understand and appreciate the passion that people feel for the HBO brand and protecting and believing. Nobody believes that more than me and my team. But as I said before, it’s a premium brand. It is not designed to take on everything in library or in the streaming service"Even though this merger means a total win-win situation for both the streamer and fans, netizens didn't hold back on making fun of the name change.eri.bsky.social@erivaldoffI can’t call HBO Max just Max. Doesn’t feel right. Like calling Netflix just Flix30644I can’t call HBO Max just Max. Doesn’t feel right. Like calling Netflix just Flix https://t.co/IbwM8KGec7Andy@FrancisTheSailrI love how HBO Max changed its name to "max" so now has to clarify that it's the one to watch for HBO760103I love how HBO Max changed its name to "max" so now has to clarify that it's the one to watch for HBO https://t.co/k9uDFVvLgceri.bsky.social@erivaldoffI can’t call HBO Max just Max. Doesn’t feel right. Like calling Netflix just Flix17341I can’t call HBO Max just Max. Doesn’t feel right. Like calling Netflix just Flix https://t.co/IbwM8KGec7Patrick MB@PSawyerSchuHBO Max becomes Max tomorrow twitter.com/bykitstone/sta…Kit Stone@bykitstoneHBO Max becomes Max tomorrow twitter.com/filmoptix/stat…70951403HBO Max becomes Max tomorrow twitter.com/filmoptix/stat… https://t.co/vXPjQqpNDRHBO Max becomes Max tomorrow twitter.com/bykitstone/sta… https://t.co/zEe7w6ccg3FRO VO 🆓@fro_voNEW STREAMING SERVICE NAMES:HBO Max: MaxNetflix: FlixHulu: LuParamount+: +Apple TV: TVPeacock: Cock21837NEW STREAMING SERVICE NAMES:HBO Max: MaxNetflix: FlixHulu: LuParamount+: +Apple TV: TVPeacock: CockChristian Eulinberg@FilmOptixHBO Max becomes Max tomorrow740126HBO Max becomes Max tomorrow https://t.co/HU7wXQCd9aJared Gilman@realJaredGilmanhbo max getting turned into max609hbo max getting turned into max https://t.co/3CHAbMSdCpClara Jones@debbieformolaI have no idea what the HBO max meme is 🤷‍♀️8217I have no idea what the HBO max meme is 🤷‍♀️ https://t.co/LnTipO9DLQRyan Mac@RyeHenMac84HBO Max becomes Max tomorrow. twitter.com/ThatRetro/stat…RETRO: OLD MEDIA ENTHUSIAST 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈@ThatRetroHBO Max becomes Max tomorrow. twitter.com/Benimated/stat…16219HBO Max becomes Max tomorrow. twitter.com/Benimated/stat… https://t.co/MnIzm5QpL5HBO Max becomes Max tomorrow. twitter.com/ThatRetro/stat… https://t.co/8tDDFafTNkmr Iyman@BLymanWarriorlogging onto HBO Max one more time before it changes tomorrow...172logging onto HBO Max one more time before it changes tomorrow... https://t.co/k0EHA82RKINevertheless, this new service has the caliber to become the best streamer in the world. As of 2022, the streamer has 76.8 million users worldwide and is available in counties like Turkey, Greece, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Romania, etc.Max is available just in the USA right now. In Latin America, it will be released in early 2024, Europe in early 2024, and Asia-Pacific in mid-2024.