The Story of Linux

The top 10 organizations sponsoring the Linux kernel (operating system) development:

1. Red Hat Linux (IBM buys Red Hat Linux in 2019 for $34 Billion dollars)
2. Intel
3. Novel
4. IBM
5. Texas Instruments
6. Broadcom
7. Nokia
8. Samsung
9. Oracle
10. Google

*Microsoft appears on list of companies that are contributing to the Linux kernel, at # 17.  The company that once called Linux a “cancer” now has a working relationship with Linux.  Since they can’t beat them, they have to join them.  

source: The Linux Foundation