When IBM bought/merged with Red Hat, it seemed like a big deal. For that matter, IBM was a big reason why Linux became a mainstream technology. IBM doesn't mo

When IBM bought/merged with Red Hat, it seemed like a big deal. For that matter, IBM was a big reason why Linux became a mainstream technology. IBM doesn't move like this any more, but then we haven't seen Microsoft's investment in OpenAI actually pay any dividends yet, either.