Something About Streaming Service Names

PLUS SIGNS EVERYWHERE

 Why is it that, following Disney+, every new streaming service after it follows the "brand+" naming scheme to the point that the + doesn't add anything. Keeping in mind we already had + versions of Pac-Man and Password that earned their suffix in the late 70s/early 80s.

At this point, most of the names seem generic, unless you're Netflix, Hulu, or HBO Max, due to the + being in all of them.

 What's next, SUPER-branded services? We lived through Super Password, Super Pac-Man, and Super EVERYTHING from the SNES era of video gaming... we can go without SUPER sizing streaming for now. Nevermind the SUPER sized pricing they'll bring.

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