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What was behind the decision to use Starbucks' size names for your plans? I really like the site and the prices are reasonable, but the thought of signing up for a "Venti" video hosting service doesn't sound appealing to me.

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This. 100x this. Not only only does it personally rub me the wrong way, but also it is confusing to people who don't have Starbucks in their country.

Venti means 20. Grande means big. Short means...what the hell? What am I buying here?

Good feedback. We needed some way to refer to the plans on calls, this was an easy solution.

The usual solutions of Bronze/Silver/Gold work rather well for that and have the advantage of self-evident meanings and widespread usage. If you want something more amusing, you might try a movie or video metaphor.

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