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Microsoft to buy Mojang?

Postby Zancarius » Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:48 pm

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8293610

Not sure if this is a late April Fool's ooor...

Edit: It appears some questions as to the veracity of the source are being asked. We'll likely find out more in the coming days.
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Re: Microsoft to buy Mojang?

Postby Tirian » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:22 am

They went and did it, and all because that crazy Swedish billionaire couldn't handle his popularity* ;-)

*I know I'm being unfair, that's the point.
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Re: Microsoft to buy Mojang?

Postby Zancarius » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:34 am

I kinda stuffed this thread in the wrong place, but otherwise fixed it.

$2.5 billion USD though...

(Bear in mind that Minecraft is a huge merchandising operation.)
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