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I'd love to understand how the "Plus" naming convention became so popular.

• VLM 4y ago
  Google Plus aka Google+ is "ancient history" so we can pretend that never happened and start using "Plus" as a suffix to products again.
• ronsor 4y ago
  We used to call things "Pro," but that got old, so we use "Plus" now.
  • bobkazamakis 4y ago
    Elite Gamer Edition with Funky Kong Mode!
• dotBen 4y ago
  Well, it kinda started in 1994... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Plus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Plus!
  • capableweb 4y ago
    C++, First appeared: 1985; 38 years ago I'm sure there are even older examples :) Edit: Canal+ - 1984
  • olddustytrail 4y ago
    The ZX Spectrum+, followup to the 1982 ZX Spectrum, was released in 1984. Got you beat by a decade!
• psychoslave 4y ago
  I have the appropriate response to this. It’s available in my brand new service: Answer Plus. You really should subscribe!
  • ronsor 4y ago
    How does your "Answer Plus" compare with "Solution Pro"?
    • knorker 4y ago
      The latter has "contact us for pricing".
• phrz 4y ago
  Just guessing, but I think people got so saturated with "Pro" and "Premium" that it started to leave that slimy feeling you get from "Luxury" and other pseudo-fancy marketing terms.
• pinko 4y ago
  Orwell.
• mrWiz 4y ago
  I imagine the process goes something like "I need a new name but don't want to think of one. I know!"
• alphabet9000 4y ago
  because of letter grades: A vs A+
• knorker 4y ago
  What about "go". Amazon go. Facebook go. Android go, etc etc