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> "In the future, our rival will be GAFA [Google, Apple, Facebook (now Meta) and Amazon] rather than Zara," Yanai said. Those are some big words.
by jstx1 5y ago
> "In the future, our rival will be GAFA [Google, Apple, Facebook (now Meta) and Amazon] rather than Zara," Yanai said.
Those are some big words.
- interestica 5y agoSo the new acronym can be MAGA?
- TameAntelope 5y agoGrouping companies based on how well they fit into a pronounceable acronym, at this point, seems a little silly.
- grayfaced 5y agoMAGMA adding microsoft in.
- philistine 5y agoNo need for an acronym: simply call them the monopolists.
- shigawire 5y agoMANGA
- jstx1 5y agoA new acronym is a good opportunity to drop Netflix from that group.
- Hamuko 5y agoMAMAA (Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Alphabet, Amazon) looks like the winner at the moment. Big Tech doesn't seem to like most of the alphabet (even though one of them is literally called that).
- jstx1 5y agoI hope not, MAGA is kind of overloaded at this point. If you add Microsoft, you can have: MAMAA (Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, Amazon) or GAMMA (using G for Google but not F for Facebook seems incosistent but it's a better acronym overall)
- qzw 5y agoLooking forward to the Uniqlo "Dark Patterns" collection made with "Cloud-based" fabrics, coming this fall. Oh, and NFTs! Mustn't forget the NFTs.
- fermentation 5y agoI feel like this is common among non-tech companies. I went to college near a large grocery chain, a trucking company, and a meat processor. All three of them had the same tagline of "we're like a tech company that sells X".
- ghughes 5y agoPicking up major WeWork vibes from this.
- sergiotapia 5y agoBut tell me this doesn't get you hyped af!
- ibatindev 5y agoApple has already begun. Apple + Nike targeting sportswear. Apple + Hermès targeting upper class consumers. How long until they acquire all the know-how they need and ditch their strategic partners?
- curiousllama 5y agoJust because it’s not tech doesn’t mean it’s not hard. Are you concerned Nike might steal Apple’s computer design know-how?
- bogwog 5y agoI don’t really know anything about fashion, but I find it hard to believe that anyone would take Apple seriously as a high-end fashion brand. To me they seem like Target: undoubtedly more fancy than Walmart, but it’s not like that’s a high bar. And sure, maybe the fashion eites of the world all use Apple products, but that’s more a consequence of the duopolies and a lack of choice for consumers rather than any actual merit of the brand itself.