Re:Celebrate 50 years of Microsoft with the company's origin...
by skissane on Thursday April 03, 2025 @09:51PM
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> This is wrong, Linux had plenty of momentum before RedHat specifically was purchased by IBM.
I’m not defending their overall argument, but I don’t think they are talking about the 2018 Red Hat acquisition, rather IBM’s 2000 announcement they were investing a billion dollars in Linux: https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/ibm-to-spend-1-billi...
IBM has been a big contributor to Linux long before buying Red Hat
I’m not defending their overall argument, but I don’t think they are talking about the 2018 Red Hat acquisition, rather IBM’s 2000 announcement they were investing a billion dollars in Linux: https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/ibm-to-spend-1-billi...
IBM has been a big contributor to Linux long before buying Red Hat