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		codemac on Jan 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce 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".

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