> I think it would have been a more strategic move to embrace Kubernetes instead of trying to compete with it.
Here's my theory.
Kubernetes is a product given away to entice you to buy a service from Google. (Edit: a better way to put this is that Google have nothing to lose and everything to gain from giving away Kubernetes, insofar as GCP has the best hosted Kubernetes offering).
Docker can't make money from a service, so they need to sell a product.
Disclaimer: I work for Pivotal, we donate the majority of engineering to the Cloud Foundry project. Insofar as Docker are moving back into PaaSes, we're competitors.
If people start running their apps on Kubernetes, even on AWS- Google has a shot at getting them over to GCE/GKE. On the other hand, apps that are tied tightly to AWS services are very difficult to move.
Here's my theory.
Kubernetes is a product given away to entice you to buy a service from Google. (Edit: a better way to put this is that Google have nothing to lose and everything to gain from giving away Kubernetes, insofar as GCP has the best hosted Kubernetes offering).
Docker can't make money from a service, so they need to sell a product.
Disclaimer: I work for Pivotal, we donate the majority of engineering to the Cloud Foundry project. Insofar as Docker are moving back into PaaSes, we're competitors.