2 years ago

Category: Software, Docker

Now, don’t get me wrong — I’m a natural-born complainer when it comes to having to pay for things on the internet — but this whole rigmarole where folks are calling out Docker for pulling a “bait and switch” by beginning to charge for Docker Desktop? It all just seems a little bit absurd and points to the level of entitlement we have when it comes to using software for free. After all, the updated pricing and subscription announced by Docker this week preserves Docker Desktop as a completely free piece of software, as it has been, for companies with “fewer than 250 employees AND less than $10 million in annual revenue.”

Who can argue with charging companies with these particular qualities a mere $5 (to $7 or $21) per user when your company is that large and pulling in that type of money, right?

If you’re paying attention to Hacker News and Twitter this week, you can see numerous discussions of alternatives, most of which minikube former maintainer Matt Rickard offers in his overview of Docker Desktop alternatives.