It certainly lowers the bar to entry. Somewhere out there, there's a kid with an idea that will one day become the next Zuckerberg or Woz. Whereas it was next

It certainly lowers the bar to entry. Somewhere out there, there's a kid with an idea that will one day become the next Zuckerberg or Woz. Whereas it was next to impossible for my peers to convince our parents that we needed a $3,000 computer setup just for learning, these young people can earn the money for their own supplies with a summer job.