And no, IBM did not invent the microcomputer revolution - far, far from it. They put out an expensive iron boat anchor using other people's chips and designs that saddled the industry with obsolete choices for a decade. Just like you'd expect from a giant corporation.
Well that ain't Silicon Valley! You're taking an extremely modern view and projecting it back! Silicon Valley was historically defence silicon and CIA contracts!
It absolutely is in the culture sense in which most people understand what that means, and how that those words are often used.
Words are not always used to refer to their literal dictionary definition. Instead, words can have multiple meanings, and people can use them to refer to coloquial definitions.
This is a common way of talking about these types of companies. I can't really help someone if they aren't able to understand the idea that words don't always refer to their literal definition.
You mean the IBM that invented the PC? The distinction you're trying to make here is far from clear.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/06/did-ibm-invent-t...
You: Oh you got a pet! Is it a dog or an apple?
Him: Apples aren't really house pets.
You: Oh brother, are you going to pretend nobody knows the difference between dogs & cats?
Oracle is a traditional Silicon Valley company. But presumably that's not what they mean either?