• Obinice@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If it’s called NASA Plus, how is it free? The “plus” means it goes a step beyond their free content and into a paid tier.

    Don’t get me wrong this is absolutely fantastic I adore NASA and space, but they’re just be some hidden cost? Otherwise it wouldn’t be a streaming service called NASA Plus, right?

    • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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      The “plus” means it goes a step beyond their free content and into a paid tier.

      Notepad++ enters the chat

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      1 year ago

      Looks like they refer to adding their Science wing into the streaming, too.

      In this crazy capitalist world peiple started forgetting that public services can be free, like, for real :D

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          That goes without saying.

          It’s free for the end consumer and everyone knows that it is paid with taxes. So saying free is just easier.

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          Everyone knows that… that’s what they mean by free, free to use. Why do you think people don’t know this? Did you just figure it out or something? Are you seriously that slow?

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      I don’t think everyone sat down and agreed to that being what plus means. It’s like labeling food as organic, it means nothing. It’s just a name. Odd thing to obsess over, you’ll get nowhere trying to understand marketing people, just let it go.

      What they are adding is a more condensed experience accessing NASA content and making it easier for casual viewers to access. The more people paying attention to science the better. I think this is a fantastic move from NASA

    • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works
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      What other “plus” apps have a non plus version though? Stone Disney+ it’s just become “the thing” that streaming services go by now

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      Mauve for this you’ll need to have an account? This would already help nasa market products towards you and this is a good value they can get without you paying anything.