As far as I can see, Teams is going to gain A TON of users in the coming weeks, most universities and schools are starting to use it to provide online lessons to their students, far more than Meet
I'm fairly concerned about SARS-CoV-2, and think it's going to be absolutely awful - but although it's already terrible in Italy I don't think it's yet terrible enough that I believe this is a genuine outpouring of moral solidarity. Maybe that doesn't matter, but my gut reaction is pretty far from 'oh that's jolly good of them'.
This is awesome for students from poorer districts who have no access to the internet when COVID-19 keeps them from school. A fairly good move for education equality. Besides, it would be better if free (cheap) tablets are also offered.