In the last podman thread I saw that podman integrated machine into its default CLI. Meaning it now has a lightweight alternative to Docker Desktop.

So it does all the "magic" without the overhead and intransparency of Docker Desktop. It's definitely something I'm going to recommend other people use on windows/mac moving forward.

On another note, the Enterprise Windows Desktop which Docker Desktop is probably mainly targeting with this product, oftentimes has issues with the way the default firewall is configured. I'm not talking about MITM firewalls that docker containers may have issues with by the way. Docker desktop has had some local port requirements that may not work in enterprise environments and debugging it was always a nightmare.