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I still don't understand what the supposed value add of Docker Desktop really was for developers who just needed to run Linux Docker containers (I know there wa

I still don't understand what the supposed value add of Docker Desktop really was for developers who just needed to run Linux Docker containers (I know there was some value for those needing Windows or Mac containers probably). A nice UI? At my company, we all had to uninstall Docker Desktop while they sorted out licensing and billing or whatever. While that was happening, everyone just switched to using Docker in WSL, almost overnight. For me the setup involved changing some settings in my IDE so that it used WSL, it was one drop-down in IntelliJ. I also used VS Code and that was even easier. The whole thing was very puzzling for me and thousands of other engineers. Many business decisions Docker makes are puzzling. But it seems to be working out for them.

yencabulator 4y ago
> But it seems to be working out for them. I'd say this pressure to monetize more of their services shows it's not working all that well.
- kaashif 4y ago
  What I mean is that their drive to monetize has actually produced a lot of revenue, i.e. was a success. People were predicting some kind of mass migration away from the now paid Docker products and it didn't happen. The pressure to monetize further is just the usual endless growth stuff, it doesn't mean their previous monetization efforts actually went badly.
  - CoolCold 4y ago
    > People were predicting some kind of mass migration away from the now paid Docker products and it didn't happen. Do you have any links to analytics of that sort, would be interesting to read for me, thanks in advance!