This different is pointlessly fetishized. Once layers are cached on a node they are cached on the node and it makes little functional difference to startup time

This different is pointlessly fetishized. Once layers are cached on a node they are cached on the node and it makes little functional difference to startup times. There's also the small matter of: nobody will help you with Alpine bugs or CVEs. You are on your own. For something like Windows, you can pay Microsoft for any level of care you feel makes business sense. Same for Ubuntu or Red Hat.