[sirspacey]

I can reassure on one point - why would IBM support an inherently multi-cloud platform?

Because at less than 2% market share they are a beneficiary.

The main reason orgs move to multi-cloud is they have to support another cloud for business reasons - AI, cost optimization, etc.

When they replatform internal ops to Terraform any cloud provider can become a viable option. Beforehand, not at all.

Why IBM might not be successful with this acquisition, it is likely the only way they could really grow market share.