My bad, maybe they were investing in it and pushing to their customers? I recall...

guenthert · on Dec 25, 2022

According to [1] IBM declared support for Linux in 2000 [I thought it was around '97], that was a signal for many that Linux was good enough for business.

[1] https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/linux/

lizknope · on Dec 25, 2022

https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/ibm-to-spend-1-billi...

IBM to spend $1 billion on Linux in 2001

This long before IBM bought Red Hat in 2019