It was not originally developed by any company, but a college student. And for a while it was a huge community collaborative project.
Suse Linux is a software company, as it the distributor of the Linux operating system. It was established in 1992 and is part of the Suse Linux Enterprise.
Linux is not a company.
If that company was Apple or Microsoft, using Linux instead would be a bit bad for business.
If the fashion company uses or works with documents created with Adobe, Apple, or Windows-specific products, then chances are Linux will not be a good fit for the company. Otherwise, there are plenty of design and art applications for fashion designers, photographers, and artists alike on many Linux distributions.
Linux does not have a target market. It is designed to be easily adapted to whatever purpose a person or company needs.
Generally, only when there was a critical security vulnerability or bugfix.
it can be modified to fit the specific needs of the company
SUSE Enterprise Linux
The primary software that they use is in no way compatible with Linux. They do not want to spend any money on retraining/ rehiring IT. They have a deal going with manufacturers and Microsoft. There are many other reasons why a company would opt not to use linux as well as many why they would.
No one "discovered" it someone made the company.
who discovered nintendo? it's a company, not an island...
Because they have applications that won't run on it.