Sans Aurora, it seems relatively obvious that docker "won" when it comes to shipping code and deploying applications. Marathon certainly takes advantage of this

Sans Aurora, it seems relatively obvious that docker "won" when it comes to shipping code and deploying applications. Marathon certainly takes advantage of this fact. I don't think it really matters. Mesos can work with kubernetes and vice versa. The more the two can inter-operate, the better options you as a user have. Both are excellent tools.