Students, our future developers and power users, should not be locked up in their perspective, but be set free to choose the best for their future endeavors.
Sure, use the best tool. But the reality is nothing comes close to what Microsoft is building. As a consultant, when an organisation is already heavily invested in M365 then a PowerApp-based solution is a no brainer except for specialized requirements (eg low latency, complex or big data processing, etc.) The pricing model seems to be the only major issue I can see right now.
Students, our future developers and power users, should not be locked up in their perspective, but be set free to choose the best for their future endeavors.