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* The Linux Foundation, which represents its members' interests within Linux, sells voting seats etc. Microsoft has bought more seats than any other company, even Google/Alphabet.
Unless IBM issues a statement (admission) to the media or issues WARN notices (in the US), the lousy media will simply assume - however wrongly - that nothing is happening and there's nothing to report
Any day that passes without European media and European politicians doing anything about it merely discredits the media and the EU (or national governments)