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I don't remember the Apple context perfectly, but I think a key difference here is that Microsoft is selling it to educational institutions. Alright, I had to

I don't remember the Apple context perfectly, but I think a key difference here is that Microsoft is selling it to educational institutions. Alright, I had to look it up: https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/21/apple-launches-coding-camps-for-kids-in-its-retail-stores/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/21/apple-launches-coding-camp... But yes, Apple was doing the bootcamps pro-bono. Yeah...I don't really mind the use of "weaponizing" in this context.

arcticfox 10y ago
If anything, isn't doing something free more potentially sinister, leaving room for an opinion of "weaponizing"? At least the motive behind selling something is obvious ($$$). The motives behind doing something for free could range from benevolent to evil.
- gshulegaard 10y ago
  True. But for some reason I look more favorably on Apple for doing something new for free than Microsoft taking an existing platform and monetizing it. To be clear I support both efforts (to various extents)...just in a fictional ranking context, I (personally) put Apple's bootcamp higher up than Microsoft's Minecraft efforts.