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Docker Raises $23M

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Re: Docker Raises $23M

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Post by dpkrjb »

paxys wrote: post #65
amelius wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Docker was estimated to be valued at over $1 billion, making it what is called a "unicorn company", after a $95 million fundraising round in April 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker,_Inc .

The fact that they had a $95 million round in 2015 and then a $23 million round in 2021 leads me to believe their valuation is a lot lower now.

I’d imagine that some of their valuation was based on the future success of docker swarm and what they would monetise around it

Re: Docker Raises $23M

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Post by yrro »

random5634 wrote: post #72
enumjorge wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah the government is far from perfect, but people also treat it as a punching bag. It was companies who used the lack of regulation in tech to abuse cookies, and our government responded with regulation. And now some sites are implementing those rules in very annoying ways. Instead of getting mad at the party who is trying to protect you in this situation, how about directing that anger at the parties who caused th…

I control who sets cookies on my machine. We all do. Don't like them? Block them. What is gained, SERIOUSLY, by these stupid pop-ups? I'm serious, has anyone analyzed this? It really shows how the heavy hand of govt has ZERO cost/benefit constraint or analysis. Browsing on phones is particularly painful. I wish we could just set an accept all cookies header in our browser and govt would let these websites then stop d…

> What is gained, SERIOUSLY, by these stupid pop-ups?

Disclosure

Re: Docker Raises $23M

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Post by brodock »

polyrand wrote: post #13
dgellow wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Didn’t they drop Swarm ~1 year ago when they sold their enterprise offering? I thought they decided to instead focus on k8s. All of this becomes so confusing.

Now there's something called Swarm mode built directly into the main Docker engine. I think that was the "replacement" of the classic Docker Swarm.

So, who owns the "Docker Engine" ? Mirantis or Docker Inc?

Re: Docker Raises $23M

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Post by katsura »

wongarsu wrote: post #69
random5634 wrote: post #33

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These cookie banners are so annoying - govt messes this type of stuff over and over. Let me control cookies on my end, I can choose not to accept cookies using my own browser controls, or delete them after 1 hour etc.

Docker's implementation is instant if you accept, but takes an eternity if you only want essential cookies. That seems in violation of the ePrivacy directive which according to the official website [1] requires that you "Make it as easy for users to withdraw their consent as it was for them to give their consent in the first place." I guess it's for the courts to decide if requiring the same number of clicks but lett…

The problem is that it takes so long because they make a bunch of requests to the opt out endpoints of different services, which takes time. Of course, it is questionable why those requests are essential, but the point is that there is a reason to this madness.

Re: Docker Raises $23M

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Post by ncallaway »

random5634 wrote: post #72
enumjorge wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah the government is far from perfect, but people also treat it as a punching bag. It was companies who used the lack of regulation in tech to abuse cookies, and our government responded with regulation. And now some sites are implementing those rules in very annoying ways. Instead of getting mad at the party who is trying to protect you in this situation, how about directing that anger at the parties who caused th…

I control who sets cookies on my machine. We all do. Don't like them? Block them. What is gained, SERIOUSLY, by these stupid pop-ups? I'm serious, has anyone analyzed this? It really shows how the heavy hand of govt has ZERO cost/benefit constraint or analysis. Browsing on phones is particularly painful. I wish we could just set an accept all cookies header in our browser and govt would let these websites then stop d…

> What is gained, SERIOUSLY, by these stupid pop-ups?

I appreciate the ability to allow "required" cookies, but reject all other cookies.

I agree that I would absolutely prefer an HTTP header for cookie preferences instead of pop-ups. But the new cookie popups add some value to me, in letting me allow session authentication cookies, and reject all others.

An outright block on all local cookies tends to break authentication for many sites.

Re: Docker Raises $23M

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Post by ncallaway »

random5634 wrote: post #77
littlecranky67 wrote: post #70

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They dont need consent for cookies. They need consent for tracking

Heads up - most users do NOT care about tracking, and click yes to these popups. Do folks on HN not get this? This is all posturing. If you want to reduce tracking, use a browser that reduces the tracking. Seriously, just use total cookie protection or something on firefox.

> most users do NOT care about tracking, and click yes to these popups

By a corollary, some users DO care about tracking and click "no" to these popups.

Re: Docker Raises $23M

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Post by lorenzfx »

mark_and_sweep wrote: post #11

At first, I wanted to read the article. But having to wait more than one minute to submit my cookie preferences, I closed the tab and left. If anyone at Docker is reading this: Please reconsider your cookie banner implementation.

I use an addon for Firefox which gets rid of all cookie banners [0]. No issues on docker.com either.

[0] https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-abou...

Re: Docker Raises $23M

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Post by fergie »

systemvoltage wrote: post #42
paxys wrote: post #27

Considering how entrenched Docker has been in global tech infrastructure for so many years, I automatically assumed that the company was worth billions already, but guess not. I wonder why they haven't been bought out by Microsoft or Google, if nothing else then just for the talent.

It is obvious. This is a common pattern: 1. Offer open-source 100% free product that's absolutely ground breaking, unlike anything else. 2. Get a shitload of users and free PR machine gets rolling. Network effects kick in. 3. Go to investors with your active user count in excess of millions. 4. Investors go bonkers and their eyes swell up with all the ways they can exploit these addicted-to-free user base. 5. Company…

Elastic has a market cap of over $10billion. It is literally one of the most successful tech companies ever.
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