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Microsoft wasn't historically an "internet company". They were an OS only, non-internet company, compared to the rest. When the acronym was created, it was st
by bbarnett 5y ago
Microsoft wasn't historically an "internet company".
They were an OS only, non-internet company, compared to the rest. When the acronym was created, it was still that way.
Even now, they make most of their butter from OS installs, although yes, they have branched out a lot.
- icedchai 5y agoThey were, though now I feel Microsoft is actually a more diversified tech company than the FAANGs. Consumer software and hardware, enterprise software, cloud / Internet, gaming, open source (github, etc.)
- sorry_outta_gas 5y agoMicorosft has alwyas been the hyper diversified tech company, they could lose an entire segments of their market and still truck along
- menzoic 5y agoThe acroynm is based purely on stock performance during the time it was created. You could make the same argument for Apple but Apple was on the list from day 1.
- jldugger 5y agoApparently jim cramer invented the term and AAPL wasn't on the list in 2013: https://www.cnbc.com/id/100436754 https://www.cnbc.com/id/100436754
- sseagull 5y agoAnd I think this supplanted the earlier "four horsemen" terminology. Originally: Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, Dell Then (in 2007): Apple, Research in Motion (Blackberry), Google, Amazon
- bbarnett 5y agoI think there's more nuance here, for example, Microsoft never succeeded in disrupting anyone but itself. Others were major market movers and shakers.
- whimsicalism 5y agoNetflix wasn't historically an "internet company" either.
- triceratops 5y agoWhat do you think the "Net" in "Netflix" stands for?