Re:Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years
by bruce511 on Saturday January 14, 2023 @01:11AM
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The math doesn't make sense, and that's why Docker is both successful now, and why the parent comment to yours is flawed.
Always bear in mind that when "the Internet" complains about some minor price issue, it's usually individuals who are responding.
Individuals tend to have limited cash, and all decisions are cash. They are time rich and cash poor. They run Linux on the desktop over Windows to "save money". [1]
Most companies though are cash rich and time poor. If they can outsource a task for small money then they will. Yes, there's a place where the outsource cost is too high, but that's really high. They run windows on the desktop because that saves time. They'll continue to use docker because switching costs a lot of time.
So Docker will do just fine. Companies are more than happy to spend money. See AWS as exhibit A.
[1] there are many reasons to use a Linux desktop, saving money is the least interesting.
Always bear in mind that when "the Internet" complains about some minor price issue, it's usually individuals who are responding.
Individuals tend to have limited cash, and all decisions are cash. They are time rich and cash poor. They run Linux on the desktop over Windows to "save money". [1]
Most companies though are cash rich and time poor. If they can outsource a task for small money then they will. Yes, there's a place where the outsource cost is too high, but that's really high. They run windows on the desktop because that saves time. They'll continue to use docker because switching costs a lot of time.
So Docker will do just fine. Companies are more than happy to spend money. See AWS as exhibit A.
[1] there are many reasons to use a Linux desktop, saving money is the least interesting.