londoncatvet t1_iu4a4lr wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:21 PM

As I understand it, "FAANG" is an acronym for Facebook Amazon Apple Netflix Google.

Shouldn't the heading read, "Apple"?

nlpnt t1_iu4jpb7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Someone was suggesting dropping Netflix, since they're not so much a tech company as a Hollywood studio anymore. They'd have to change the order to avoid...unfortunate implications. GAAF would work.

Lemoncrazedcamel t1_iu4kfri wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:36 PM

Realistically it should never have been Netflix. Not sure why they were there over Microsoft. MMAAG is what it should be these days

tciopp t1_iu4papx wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:09 PM

MAGMA. Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon.

orrocos t1_iu4r59i wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Should Google be another A for Alphabet? Or is it left as G since their stock symbol is still GOOG?

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orangehorton t1_iu4zu21 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:20 PM

FAANG is just an acronym for well performing stocks in the early 2010s. Due to a lot of them being tech companies, people over time just use the phrase to talk about tech companies in general, and not use it for the actual purpose the acronym started as

alos t1_iu51b4q wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:29 PM

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