• dbilitated
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    1 year ago

    plus just means more I think, they’re adding to their service so it’s “plus”

    just because that’s usually a hook to get you to pay more doesn’t mean that’s now the definition of the word

    • gohixo9650@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      sure. However “plus” means that something is additional to something else. And the question here is what is the basic product that makes this one be the additional

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        You’re really trying to make this more complicated than it is. Should they just call it NASA? NASA Streaming? NASA VOD?

        It’s just a catchy name.

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              1 year ago

              From their generic FAQ:

              What is Disney+?

              Disney+ is the streaming home for entertainment from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic.

              from my limited perspective, the word “plus” is to indicate the rest studios/companies that are included in the Disney (parent) company

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            That’s actually what it has kinda came to mean. Lots of Streaming services are called “Plus”, even if they don’t have a separate non-free version.