I agree standard images are much easier to set up than a hand configured system. That does not mean said image should run on top of an emulator. I see some val

I agree standard images are much easier to set up than a hand configured system. That does not mean said image should run on top of an emulator. I see some value in having a running system right now, instead of waiting for a long latency while the image is downloaded to real hardware... at least in some situations. However, is taking a permanent performance degradation of an order of magnitude worth that advantage?