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

[evan at banyash.com (Evan Banyash)]

No you're missing the point. The monetization will go something like this:
"Hey that's a cool mod you made there! How'd you like us to sell it for
$4.99 and you can keep two bucks on every purchase?"

On the plus side, that's probably what it's going to take for minecraft to
have an actual mod api. Aggressive monetization solves all problems!

On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Robert Reese <ale at sixit.com> 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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