Microsoft to Acquire Mojang for $2B?

Microsoft is maneuvering to acquire Minecraft creator Mojang in a deal that could be worth more than two billion dollars, reports the Wall Street Journal, based on information from "a person with knowledge of the matter." This seems surprising since Mojang founder Marcus "Notch" Persson is famous for lashing out at some of the big players in the tech industry, including Microsoft, but they characterize the discussions as "serious," and say a deal could be closed as soon as this week. Neither company responded to WSJ's request for a response to this report. Bloomberg two-ups WSJ, saying they've heard from "three people with knowledge of the talks," adding that Notch himself seems to have initiated these alleged negotiations, and that he would likely leave the company if a deal is consummated.
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Sep 15, 2014, 09:44
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Redmask wrote on Sep 14, 2014, 13:20:
Mad Max RW wrote on Sep 14, 2014, 09:36:
I wonder how many people complaining actually own and play Minecraft.

It's sold 55 million copies so probably most of them.

The GI article says today that 90% of the PC minecraft accounts have logged in the past year.....so....probably everyone.

I don't play it anymore. I was an early adopter and paid what....a couple bucks? I dunno, I forget, but it was super cheap.

I find the game very boring, but am glad it was so successful as it has spawns a huge genre of great games.

Thanks to Caladell I am playing Trove, and enjoying it immensely. Minecraft with shit to do.
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Sep 14, 2014, 13:20
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Mad Max RW wrote on Sep 14, 2014, 09:36:
I wonder how many people complaining actually own and play Minecraft.

It's sold 55 million copies so probably most of them.
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Sep 14, 2014, 09:36
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I wonder how many people complaining actually own and play Minecraft.
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Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 13, 2014, 23:33:
The most significant sentence in that article, "Microsoft is expected to pay close to $2.5 billion for Mojang, or about 8 times sales last year." So, that's just over $300 million in sales last year for Mojang. And since most of the sales are direct download, the profit margin is probably pretty high.

Did anyone have an answer for this?
Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 10, 2014, 10:47:
Not that it really matters, but I was wondering... does anyone know how generous Notch has or hasn't been in giving away percentage ownership of Mojang to the employees? 1% of $2 billion is $20 million....
I think just Notch, Carl Manneh (CEO), and Jakob Porser have any ownership.
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I can see the IAP now, "buy your minepick for $0.20!"

Fucking UGH. Microsoft destroys most of its gaming acquisitions.
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Re: Microsoft to Acquire Mojang for $2B?
Sep 13, 2014, 23:33
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The most significant sentence in that article, "Microsoft is expected to pay close to $2.5 billion for Mojang, or about 8 times sales last year." So, that's just over $300 million in sales last year for Mojang. And since most of the sales are direct download, the profit margin is probably pretty high.

Did anyone have an answer for this?
Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 10, 2014, 10:47:
Not that it really matters, but I was wondering... does anyone know how generous Notch has or hasn't been in giving away percentage ownership of Mojang to the employees? 1% of $2 billion is $20 million....
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Fantaz wrote on Sep 13, 2014, 15:25:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0H72EV20140912?irpc=932

"Microsoft will unveil a $2.5 billion deal to buy its owner on Monday, according to a source briefed on the matter."

Mother fucker...

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0H72EV20140912?irpc=932

"Microsoft will unveil a $2.5 billion deal to buy its owner on Monday, according to a source briefed on the matter."
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Sep 12, 2014, 15:49
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Huh, well based on those comments I assume I must have read some of his inane comments before but he was deservedly flagged as not worth remembering by my brain. Good job, brain!
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Verno wrote on Sep 12, 2014, 14:08:
Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 12, 2014, 13:43:
Until you mentioned him, I had never heard of Michael Pachter.

He used to essentially troll pretty heavily for attention with absurd headline bites. Well known for his grandiose and often vague predictions. He used to shit on the PC platform pretty regularly too so he doesn't have many fans around here haha.

Pachter committed the one of gaming's gravest sins. He defended fucking EA over the Mass Effect 3 ending. There is no hell big enough...
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Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 12, 2014, 13:43:
Until you mentioned him, I had never heard of Michael Pachter.

He used to essentially troll pretty heavily for attention with absurd headline bites. Well known for his grandiose and often vague predictions. He used to shit on the PC platform pretty regularly too so he doesn't have many fans around here haha.
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Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 12, 2014, 13:43:
Until you mentioned him, I had never heard of Michael Pachter.

We gotta get you out of the house more. We frequently ridicule him here (and with good cause)...


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Sep 12, 2014, 13:43
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Sep 12, 2014, 13:43
 
Until you mentioned him, I had never heard of Michael Pachter.
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Sep 12, 2014, 12:58
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Btw, this is big enough news that the Wall Street journal did about an entire page's worth of article on it, and they are saying that the "fans" (or at least the two they talked to, most likely) are NOT happy with the news of Minecraft soon being owned by the biggest corporate overlord possible.

And then, of course, someone had to go talk to Michael Fucking Pachter, and the moronic dipshit actually said "This will be awesome. There is no way Microsoft will mess this up."

How can someone be an analyst while he is wrong about everything literally EVERY SINGLE TIME? He must really suck some mean cock.
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And Los Angeles still doesnt have a team (only the 2nd biggest market in the united states)... which i'm sure will never happen as long as Goodell is still in charge and can blackmail existing cities with teams to foot the bill for new stadiums.

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MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Sep 11, 2014, 01:59:

Well, they are the Bills.

In Buffalo. Who wants to go to fucking Buffalo? How the hell does Buffalo still even HAVE an NFL franchise?
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Prez wrote on Sep 11, 2014, 00:53:
To put this ridiculous number of $2 Billion in perspective the Bufffalo Bills franchise sold for about half of what Microsoft is rumored to be going to pay for Minecraft. That's just jaw-dropping.

Well, they are the Bills.

Also, congrats to Notch for selling out hardcore. Any guilt he may have felt will be utterly drowned in courtesans and piles of drugs!
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To put this ridiculous number of $2 Billion in perspective the Bufffalo Bills franchise sold for about half of what Microsoft is rumored to be going to pay for Minecraft. That's just jaw-dropping.
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Prez wrote on Sep 10, 2014, 21:51:
Minecraft always felt like it was missing clear goals to me. I get that it was a sandbox, not comepletely unlike a box of Legos, but something like that doesn't hold my attention very long. On one Steam sale I bought a blocky shooter like Minecraft but with teams fighting over the very terrain you were shaping, (can't remember the name) and it seemed like it could hold my attention but for the fact it was a multiplayer only shooter, which I dislike very much.

That is why people tend to go really hard into it for awhile then drop it. Once you get tired of building castles and basic things in Creative then you need to get mods to do anything advanced. Survival is even worse since the AI presents no real challenge.
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Sep 10, 2014, 21:51
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Minecraft always felt like it was missing clear goals to me. I get that it was a sandbox, not comepletely unlike a box of Legos, but something like that doesn't hold my attention very long. On one Steam sale I bought a blocky shooter like Minecraft but with teams fighting over the very terrain you were shaping, (can't remember the name) and it seemed like it could hold my attention but for the fact it was a multiplayer only shooter, which I dislike very much.
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