And the company that shouldn't be named on HN, Oracle.

ghaff · on March 28, 2023

Oracle came later though. IBM was in 2000. Oracle Linux didn't come until 2006.

pjmlp · on March 28, 2023

I wasn't talking about Oracle Linux.

> 1998: Many major companies such as IBM, Compaq and Oracle announce their support for Linux.

-- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux

ghaff · on March 28, 2023

Lots of companies "supported" Linux. IBM's big announcement in early 2000 was significantly higher profile than what most large companies were doing at that time however.

pjmlp · on March 28, 2023

I can assure you that "runs Oracle" meant quite a lot during the .com wave.

antod · on March 29, 2023

From memory of back then, what made IBM noteworthy in the press was the scale of their investment and the number got repeated a lot. Dropping a billion dollars on some commie hippies made quite a splash that long ago.