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Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

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Re: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

#41
Docker Desktop with developer environments would be a great value add if it supported Windows, macOS and Linux. As it is, we have developers in the company using Linux workstations so our Docker subscription is just for a registry.

We'll be moving soon given no forthcoming Linux client.

Re: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

#43

so, when's everyone switching over to Podman?

If you're doing $10M in ARR, how much engineering time are you going to spend to switch compared to paying Docker a few thousand dollars a month? Your spend on cloud and Slack (or other comms) is likely far higher. You're probably spending more on mobile/cell business service. "Docker attempting to monetize users of its product who can easily afford the cost." I mean, the terms seems reasonable, and wouldn't you rath…

My tiny part of a division of my last company made $40 million USD per year in revenue. We had ~40 employees. Getting the funding for using something like this came from a few levels up and would be in no way guaranteed.

Re: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

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If you're doing $10M in ARR, how much engineering time are you going to spend to switch compared to paying Docker a few thousand dollars a month? Your spend on cloud and Slack (or other comms) is likely far higher. You're probably spending more on mobile/cell business service. "Docker attempting to monetize users of its product who can easily afford the cost." I mean, the terms seems reasonable, and wouldn't you rath…

I'll preface this by saying I'm an IBM employee. That being said your comment rubbed me the wrong way... > wouldn't you rather support Docker vs IBM (Redhat->Podman)? Podman is an open source product and Docker is not. I'd much rather support an open source project. And what's wrong with "supporting" IBM anyways? Did they hurt you in some way???

Docker is not really a product, Docker is a company with in that there are several products, some are open source some are not.

The Docker Engine is Apache License and open source.

Re: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

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as soon as a viable alternative to Docker Desktop for Mac exists I am done with this company forever (and they seem to be anticipating that)

Just use multipass https://multipass.run and folder mount.

This. This is what I do (except I use VS Code to remote to the Multipass VM)

Re: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

#46
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Overall if they want to charge for their product that's fine. I just hate the model of release free or really permissible application, wait for widespread adoption, then tighten clamp. For what it's worth they've lost my business there.

I want to coin it as “embrace, extend, extort.”

Re: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

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This appears to be cutting of their nose to spite their face. We have a team of 50+ engineers that all use Docker for Mac for daily development tasks, but I suspect that will no longer be true in a rather short amount of time. Frankly, I don’t really know if anybody actually uses the UI components for it outside of starting and stopping the engine and for basic configuration of the VM. Everything else that comes with…

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Re: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

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post #11

so, when's everyone switching over to Podman?

as soon as a viable alternative to Docker Desktop for Mac exists I am done with this company forever (and they seem to be anticipating that)

I've used Docker for years and never touched Desktop. What's indispensable about it?
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