If we didn't change G to A I don't think we'll change F to M either.

Well that's just your opinion MAAAN.

We just need Microsoft and Netflix to rebrand AAAAA

> Microsoft

Folks, here’s a good example of why you should read the article, or at least the title, or at least the thread you’re replying to before you comment.

Microsoft could change their name to Azure, and Facebook — or Meta — could be ejected.

Microsoft should be in there, but the M in this case is from Facebook->Meta... so you need Facebook to rebrand again for AAAAA.

There's a new ticker symbol for this one: FB->MVRS.

(There's already an ETF called "META"; 6% of its holdings are FB.)

I'm kind of curious about what will happen as either:

(1) confused investors buy into META instead of MVRS over the next few months

(2) confused investors can no longer find FB and instead buy FBK (FB Financial) or another one of the top Robinhood search results (FBHS, FBNC, FBC).

I like MANAA

MAAAN

"He still has PTSD from his tour in NAAAM"

MAGMA

Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon

( Netflix doesn't belong to Big Tech )

Google should probably be Alphabet, though?

  Microsoft
  Apple
  Meta
  Amazon
  Alphabet

MAAMA

(Google is now Alphabet)

Big tech is over, now we have big MAAMA

Scarier than Big Brother.

At least the acronym that includes microsoft isn't offensive anymore, just a nice MAGMAN.

I've often found the need to refer to Facebook, Apple, Google but excluding Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft (ie in the context specifically of consumer internet, mobile, social but not ecommerce, b2b or streaming), but have shied away from FAG. GAF ('gaffe') would be great, but not sure anyone would understand it.

Can we finally remove Netflix which doesn't fit in here? We can always replace it with Microsoft.

Yeah, I dunno how netflix is in that acronym and not Microsoft. If you are gonna put in "netflix" might as well include salesforce, dropbox or github.

Historically it was because Microsoft and Salesforce didn't pay well. They're getting better, but they still don't.

I'm gonna miss FAGMAN.

You're the only one.

Yeah, I liked that one.

If you ignore Netflix, you can get a pretty close approximation what this is all about.

If you replace F with M, you must replace G with A as well.

MANAA

Netflix got shoved into this for no reason. It does not fit as "Big Tech".

Well I don’t think the acronym for Facebook Amazon Apple Google would’ve been palatable

Next thing, you'll be telling me my Lettuce, Guacamole, Bacon, and Tomato sandwich is in poor taste.

That would be quite the GAAF.

The reason was because of stocks:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech#FAANG

Netflix is currently 12-13% of all internet traffic down from around 15% or so.

Dialing in a little, they peaked out at something like 40% of all US internet traffic 4-5 years ago.

Personally, the only thing I ever watch on Netflix now is the new Israeli TV stuff -- Fauda, Mossad 101, etc. I think this is one consequence of them shifting to being a "channel" with their own content (which I mostly don't care for).

Almost all my streaming is with Amazon Prime, which has a much bigger selection of content suited to my tastes.

Without Netflix we've got MAGA. Can't say I like it.

Why not?

well G is not A, so it would be MAAAN.

used in a sentence:

MAAAN, why can't I get some money.

Stick it to the MAAAN!

Is n’t MAGNA better?

Not if you read Japanese comics, or if you speak Portuguese.

It’s a good thing if it clashes with existing words?

Magna is also a clash, so I'm not sure what's the benefit there.

At least manga and mangoes are funny, magna seems just posh and insufferable (which if you ask the right people, is an accurate description of those companies)

In France it's GAFAM that is most used, which makes sense since Microsoft is way more influential on the tech scene than Netflix, which is just a content provider.

I think FAANG is more often used as a career benchmark, i.e. working at Netflix looks good on your resume and pays well.

It's just because FANG (don't think Apple was originally part of it) was a list of fast-growing stocks, coined by none another than Mad Moneyman Jim Cramer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech#FAANG

Quite honestly that term in both stock and big tech senses is outdated. It should really include a few post-unicorn giants like Uber nowadays.

I’ve seen FAANGMULASS a couple of times.

GAFAM should now be replaced by MAGMA. It better represents the evil that will burn you alive.

it's really FAAMG in the US too, the people who coined the phrase were confused.

opinions here seem to vary based on where on the west coast the speaker lives

i live in silicon valley, but dude, it's FAAMG. Netflix is just a player in a much larger world.