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…as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
Thomas Sprinkmeier
2014-09-11 07:39:08 UTC
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http://www.techspot.com/news/58011-microsoft-in-advanced-talks-to-purchase-minecraft-creator-mojang-for-more-than-2-billion.html
Francesco Peeters
2014-09-12 05:57:04 UTC
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Post by Thomas Sprinkmeier
http://www.techspot.com/news/58011-microsoft-in-advanced-talks-to-purchase-minecraft-creator-mojang-for-more-than-2-billion.html
Let's just say I am suddenly happy I never got on to *that* specific
bandwagon! ;)
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Mathew Pole
2014-09-12 06:20:02 UTC
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Post by Thomas Sprinkmeier
http://www.techspot.com/news/58011-microsoft-in-advanced-talks-to-purchase-minecraft-creator-mojang-for-more-than-2-billion.html
There is always minetest: http://minetest.net/
Dale H
2014-09-12 07:00:16 UTC
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:50:02 +0930 (CST)
Post by Mathew Pole
Post by Thomas Sprinkmeier
http://www.techspot.com/news/58011-microsoft-in-advanced-talks-to-purchase-minecraft-creator-mojang-for-more-than-2-billion.html
There is always minetest: http://minetest.net/
And there is always Voxelands
http://voxelands.com/

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Steven Pickles
2014-09-12 07:36:10 UTC
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I wouldn't be too surprised if after the wailing and gnashing of teeth over
the EULA mess and now this, Notch decides the community* deserves to be
thrown at the mercy of Microsoft (and the $2bil just makes it sweeter).

* as seen through the jerk-amplifying lens of the internet
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Post by Mathew Pole
There is always minetest: http://minetest.net/
And there is always Voxelands
http://voxelands.com/
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Steven Pickles
2014-09-15 14:39:49 UTC
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It happened: http://notch.net/2014/09/im-leaving-mojang/

On 12 September 2014 17:32, Thomas Sprinkmeier <thomas.sprinkmeier at gmail.com
Post by Steven Pickles
I wouldn't be too surprised if after the wailing and gnashing of teeth
over the EULA mess and now this, Notch decides the community* deserves to
be thrown at the mercy of Microsoft (and the $2bil just makes it sweeter).
TBH, if someone were to wave $2e9 at me I'm not sure what I'd sell for
it...
Thomas
* as seen through the jerk-amplifying lens of the internet
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On 12 September 2014 16:30, Dale H <me at dale.id.au <mailto:me at dale.id.au>>
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Post by Thomas Sprinkmeier
http://www.techspot.com/news/58011-microsoft-in-advanced-
talks-to-purchase-minecraft-creator-mojang-for-more-than-2-billion.html
There is always minetest:http://minetest.net/
And there is always Voxelands
http://voxelands.com/
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