I actually agree with most of this. However, one must recognize that Google is not solely responsible for Kubernetes at this point. Under the banner of the CNCF, K8s is worked on by literally hundreds of companies and thousands of developers whose interests are not necessarily all aligned with the "Rent-Your-Server-From-Me" lock-in doctrine espoused by the large cloud providers. Many companies have an interest in making K8s easier to use from an operational perspective, which gives me hope for the platform's future.