[detaro]

Because the acronym comes from stock markets, when FAANG were hot tech stocks. Microsoft already was old and boring at that point, so didn't count.

[0815test]

Isn't Apple about as old as Microsoft? Or is it "Amazon & Airbnb"?

[detaro]

"hot" doesn't necessarily mean new: Amazon also wasn't new on the stock markets, but it was on a clear upwards trend, as was Apple. Apple had iPhones/iPads, entirely new worlds, Microsoft had ... yet another Windows?

[yeahitslikethat]

Old maybe, but not boring. Their tech stack is still the best there is.

[chillacy]

You and I have heard different things but I suppose those who don’t like it are more likely to leave and then tell me horror stories.

[solarkraft]

I'm sure many would call it crusty.