What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#1

Post by sumitviii » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 1:29 PM UTC

I am posting this for several reasons.

1. I don't like the original acronym as it leaves out Microsoft.

2. Google renamed to Alphabet and Facebook renamed to Meta since then.

3. I don't know if N stands for Nvidia or Netflix.

What do we have now? Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Nvidia? Is it MMAAANN? or MAANMAN? What is it?

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#2

Post by rossdavidh » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 1:46 PM UTC

TBH, people still say "FAANG", and it still works. Many acronyms stop being literal acronyms after a while, and start being just a word.

Although probably more people use "Big Tech" than "FAANG".

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#3

Post by cableshaft » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 2:10 PM UTC

rossdavidh wrote: post #2

TBH, people still say "FAANG", and it still works. Many acronyms stop being literal acronyms after a while, and start being just a word. Although probably more people use "Big Tech" than "FAANG".

Yeah I still just say FAANG. To me it means whatever the big tech companies are with much higher compensation than what I'm getting.

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#4

Post by Y_Y » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 2:12 PM UTC

M'NAMANA

Solves all your issues and comes with a catchy theme tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTXyXuqfBLA&t=2

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#5

Post by karaterobot » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 2:12 PM UTC

I'm hoping we use this as an opportunity to move past the whole idea, because this isn't the last time that list will change. It's a badly named variable. Just say which companies you mean, or say "leading tech companies" or "big tech" if you absolutely have to.

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#6

Post by malfist » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 2:13 PM UTC

> 1. I don't like the original acronym as it leaves out Microsoft.

Microsoft isn't part of FAANG

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#7

Post by saliagato » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 2:14 PM UTC

malfist wrote: post #6

> 1. I don't like the original acronym as it leaves out Microsoft. Microsoft isn't part of FAANG

That’s exactly what he said

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#8

Post by ericyd » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 2:18 PM UTC

rossdavidh wrote: post #2

TBH, people still say "FAANG", and it still works. Many acronyms stop being literal acronyms after a while, and start being just a word. Although probably more people use "Big Tech" than "FAANG".

What's another example of an acronym that has stopped being literal? Some acronyms become words but I can't think of any whose letters are no longer accurate.

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#9

Post by pacifika » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 2:18 PM UTC

SNAKES

Re: What are we calling what used to be called FAANG these days?

#10

Post by amadeuspagel » Sat, Sep 09, 2023, 2:22 PM UTC

Netflix was never a significant company and was only added to make the acronym sound scary. It's funny that NVidia became significant, so that the acronym would make sense now were it for the renamings you pointed out.

In general, acronyms are always pointless shibboleths. "Big Tech" is perfectly fine.