[ale] OT: Microsoft Buying Mojang / Minecraft, Will Drop Linux

[Boris Borisov]

Did Мojang gave donation to the guy they stole idea for the game?

On Monday, September 15, 2014, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> I recently acquired a VPS for my son to run a minecraft server on. When I
> showed him the the notice a week back this was coming I thought he was
> going to cry. The minecraft community is pretty pissed.
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Robert Reese <ale at sixit.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Very sad, disturbing news:
> >
> > Mojang just sold their souls to Microsoft.  The MS press release
> specifies
> > which platforms Microsoft will offer Minecraft on. Linux is missing from
> > the list.
> >
> > How long before advertising starts being added?  In-App Purchases?  Your
> > maps taken for their profit?  Mod authors receiving Cease and Desist
> orders
> > for violating Microsoft IP?
> >
> > Getting "Realms" was on my to-do list.  I'm glad I waited.
> >
> > The world got a little darker today.
> >
> > Robert~
> >
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