Did anyone notice what happened when Docker set rate limits on Docker Hub, and lifting that for a fee?

Several image creators simply found alternatives like GitHub Packages, Azure Container Registry, Google Container Registry, AWS ECR or similar. Not necessarily because they didn't want to pay for a great service that Docker Hub was, but because they were also already paying for these other options, so it became an incitament to consolidate.

Like the author of this article wrote, many people are also running their own CI/CD pipelines, so the Docker Hub features doesn't really bring any value when businesses need to adapt to the new Docker Desktop license model.

Don't get me wrong. Docker Desktop is great. Personally I love the Kubernetes environment that you can spin up in few minutes. But developers will find replacements for all the great features in Docker Desktop. For spinning up a local k8s cluster there have been great alternatives around for years.