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Ask HN: Why is Microsoft never included in FAANG?
I read something along that lines that Microsoft is one of the most valuable public company in the world. Bigger than Google, Bigger than FB .
Why do they never include it in FAANG?
- sgerenser 5y agoBecause then it would be FAANMG or FAANGM which doesn't sound as cool. The original acronym was a Jim Cramer-ism for "high-flying tech stocks" and started before Microsoft was really starting its comeback. It didn't have any direct relation to market cap or dominance, just how quickly the stocks were rising and how much positive investor sentiment there was around the stocks.
- mastrsushi 5y agoEven in its comeback, Microsoft's recent success seems to be developer oriented (Azure, VSCode, Typescript). They've certainly reemerged strongly and good for them, but FAANG (or whatever the fuck) seems to be leading consumer brands.
- theamk 5y agoIMHO, "FAMANG" does sound pretty cool
- kleer001 5y agohttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/faang-stocks.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/faang-stocks.asp The term was coined by Jim Cramer, the television host of CNBC's Mad Money, in 2013... He's an entertainer, not an expert at developing exhaustively correct acronyms, updating them, and defending them to the satisfaction of nerds everywhere. Though, in his defence, he was a hedge fund manager. Still though not an academic at this point in his career.
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