If Apple is committed to containers on MacOS, it makes sense to use their implementation over a third party. They know their own platform more intimately, can push for required kernel changes internally if necessary, and will provide this feature free of charge since it's in their own interest to do so—as apparent from the fact the source is published on GitHub, under Apache.
As opposed to that, there's OrbStack, a venture-backed closed source application thriving off of user licenses, developed by a small team. As empathetic as I am with them, I know where I bet my money on in this race.
> As opposed to that, there's OrbStack, a venture-backed closed source application thriving off of user licenses, developed by a small team. As empathetic as I am with them, I know where I bet my money on in this race.
Orbstack started out as one kid with a passion for reducing the suffering of the masses, and from day 1 he was relentless about making the experience as smooth as possible, even for the weirdos like me (e.g. I have a very elaborate ssh config). He was very careful and thoughtful about choosing a monetisation model that wouldn't hinder people exactly like him - passionate hackers on a shoestring budget.
Yeah, it's now venture-backed. I'm not concerned, as long as Danny is in charge.