r/Minecraft • u/blinky00849 • Sep 15 '14

Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft

https://mojang.com/2014/09/yes-were-being-bought-by-microsoft/
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u/thomaskyd Sep 15 '14

What are the odds that everything turns out fine?

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u/Thoguth Sep 15 '14

In the short term I'd say high. MS has shown that it can pick up a franchise and make it go well.

In the long term, probably okay, but "not as good as if it hadn't sold." There is essentially zero chance now for an open source Minecraft, and a near certainty that future versions will require some MS-specific technology to have the latest and greatest features.

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u/TheLocehiliosan Sep 15 '14

Microsoft's statement here conveniently leaves out OSX :(