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Other acronyms are in use to refer to tech giants, like GAFAM (which does include Microsoft but leaves out Netflix)
by renaudg 7y ago
Other acronyms are in use to refer to tech giants, like GAFAM (which does include Microsoft but leaves out Netflix)
- non-entity 7y agoI swear before just FAANG became popular people just used Big 4/5 as with other industries
- blaser-waffle 7y agoFAANG aka fang or fangs also rolls of the tongue a lot better than GAFAM, which sounds like a sneezing noise. But I believe FAANG referred to hot, fast growth tech companies with forward looking mentalities and high salaries. Microsoft was already a dominant player, practically monopoly in places, and wasn't a "growth" stock as much as a "store value" stock.
- paulddraper 7y agoMSFT is up 300% in 5 years. NFLX is up 400%, and AAPL is up 250%.
- mountainhigh 7y ago>GAFAM, which sounds like a sneezing noise. There's been a different acronym going around: The G-MAFIA as in G(oogle) M(icrosoft) A(mazon) F(acebook) I(BM) A(pple).