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0 pointssharkweek7y ago0 comments

I don’t get why Microsoft isn’t one of the letters. I get that it needs to be easy to say but still.

0 pointssharkweek7y ago0 comments

I don’t get why Microsoft isn’t one of the letters. I get that it needs to be easy to say but still.

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detaro7y ago· 5 in thread

Because the acronym comes from stock markets, when FAANG were hot tech stocks. Microsoft already was old and boring at that point, so didn't count.

0815test7y ago

Isn't Apple about as old as Microsoft? Or is it "Amazon & Airbnb"?

detaro7y ago

"hot" doesn't necessarily mean new: Amazon also wasn't new on the stock markets, but it was on a clear upwards trend, as was Apple. Apple had iPhones/iPads, entirely new worlds, Microsoft had ... yet another Windows?

yeahitslikethat7y ago

Old maybe, but not boring. Their tech stack is still the best there is.

chillacy7y ago

You and I have heard different things but I suppose those who don’t like it are more likely to leave and then tell me horror stories.

solarkraft7y ago

I'm sure many would call it crusty.

baxtr7y ago· 1 in thread

How about FAMANG?

mrep7y ago

French media uses GAFAM and their wiki on it is hilarious [0].

[0]: https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAFAM

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