Why are we lumping in Netflix instead of Microsoft in the group of big tech?

codemac · on Jan 13, 2021

Because the term was popularized by Jim Cramer on Mad Money referring to the growth of Facebook, Apple, Netflix & Google back in 2013.

$MSFT hadn't really taken off like the others until later that year.

rusk · on Jan 13, 2021

> $MSFT hadn't really taken off

This statement seems so funny considering 20 years ago Microsoft were all the FAANGs

jonny_eh · on Jan 14, 2021

That makes sense. Netflix only belongs in that group when talking about "tech stocks".

Lammy · on Jan 13, 2021

'GAFAM' is a popular term in some places.