It might have been that initially. These days it’s because a whole ecosystem was created around it, and yes, most of it it’s kind of free. Think about it: if y

It might have been that initially. These days it’s because a whole ecosystem was created around it, and yes, most of it it’s kind of free. Think about it: if you wanted to work on something but you had to pay either for the software or documentation you need to base your work on, it’d be a blocker of sorts for a lot of people, specially if you’re just a student wanting to do a “simple” thing or wanting to test something. That’s just an example. Having a 30-day trial of something helps, but it’ll probably not give you all the answers you need.