3 ms·

FAANG was coined by Wall Street and refers to high growth stocks (which is why it didn't also include Microsoft).

• ffggvv 5y ago
  msft has grown as much or more than google and apple. (and more than fb and netflix)
  • whymauri 5y ago
    Not when the term was coined in 2013. It's honestly outdated.
    • peter303 5y ago
      MSFT stock mostly stagnant during Balmer, growth during Gates and Nadella. Balmer had bad luck expanding into new areas.
    • ffggvv 5y ago
      • astrange 5y ago
        I think the worst problem is it’s made everyone think Netflix is a tech company, including themselves apparently.
  • mensetmanusman 5y ago
    At the time MS was old hat. They only grew because Office 365 extended their natural monopoly in enterprise. Definitely a good stock pick in hindsight, but not the new type of ‘new’ platform growth that was going on at FAANG at the time.