When I was into game design, this sort of thing was common. Most of the big players in the 3D modeling and animation software field had produced free versions of their products ( 3D Studio Max, Maya ) for up and coming modders to work with. It had a noticeable impact too, at least for me, as I turned into a 3DS junkie after spending the better part of a year with their free tools. That Microsoft has adopted this practice makes complete sense to me. Now, if they'd just put some of their enormous resources into creating complete, accurate and 100% newbie-friendly instructions to help the absolute beginner get started with a positive feeling, then they'd really have something.
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