[ale] OT: Microsoft Buying Mojang / Minecraft, Will Drop Linux (link added)

Evan Banyash evan at banyash.com
Mon Sep 15 13:49:04 EDT 2014


Not to mention the bit about "Microsoft plans to continue to make
“Minecraft” available across all the platforms on which it is available
today"

On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Evan Banyash <evan at banyash.com> wrote:

> Also "PC" implies linux. It's not like they're taking it off of java...
> that would require a total rewrite.
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Robert Reese <ale at sixit.com> wrote:
>
>> [Oops. Forgot link.]
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/sept14/09-15news.aspx
>>
>>
>> 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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