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Meanwhile, IBM has poured Billions with a capital B to turn Linux from a hobbyist me-too to a top-tier OS.
by ksk 8y ago
Meanwhile, IBM has poured Billions with a capital B to turn Linux from a hobbyist me-too to a top-tier OS.
- jrs95 8y agoPretty sure Linux was great before IBM was pouring jack shit into it
- ghaff 8y agoIt was being used in a lot of Internet infrastructure but IBM investments (and marketing) are what really sent a message that enterprises could safely start using it.
- justinclift 8y agoWasn't that mostly stategic, as a counter to Microsoft?