I think it's closer to saying that Google will stand behind Centos and Ubuntu images without you needing to sign contracts with Red Hat or Canonical. I work fo

I think it's closer to saying that Google will stand behind Centos and Ubuntu images without you needing to sign contracts with Red Hat or Canonical. I work for Pivotal. We have a contract with Canonical that leads us to base all our work on Ubuntu, including derived base images, analogous to how RHEL is bundled into OpenShift. If you're buying from us, this news is neutral. If you're buying from Red Hat, this news is neutral. If you're buying from neither, it's good news.