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tk2kewl

(18,133 posts) Thu Sep 11, 2014, 10:15 AM Sep 2014

Say it ain't so!

Microsoft Near $2 Billion Deal for Minecraft Maker

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-09/microsoft-said-near-2-billion-deal-for-minecraft-maker.html

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Say it ain't so! (Original Post) tk2kewl Sep 2014 OP

I just can't believe this is true. LisaLynne Sep 2014 #1

I hope they leave it open for mod development tk2kewl Sep 2014 #2

I did the same with my nephews and yeah ... LisaLynne Sep 2014 #3

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)

1. I just can't believe this is true.

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 10:18 AM

Sep 2014

I love me some Minecraft, but Mojang is NOT worth that and I can't believe, even as dumb as Microsoft as a company is, they don't know that. They've already made what they were going to make by porting it to the XBox, I would think.

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

2. I hope they leave it open for mod development

Reply to LisaLynne (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 10:24 AM

Sep 2014

I've been trying to teach my son to program using it - he's still a bit young though at 7.

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)

3. I did the same with my nephews and yeah ...

Reply to tk2kewl (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 10:26 AM

Sep 2014

I think they are a little young, too. They could sure come up with IDEAS for mods, though, which I then had to try to implement.

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