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Game On! Why Microsoft's $2.5 Billion Minecraft Deal Could Be a Steal

2014-09-10 04:19:32| Appliances - Topix.net

Hey, Microsoft! You might be a big and scary American company that likes secrets and meetings and such, but I love working with you! <3 - Markus Persson May 09, 2012 The first answer is easy: Minecraft is a wildly popular computer game - think virtual Legos - that generates real money - both revenue and profits - for its owner, Stockholm-based developer Mojang AB. The second part is a little harder to answer, since up until now Microsoft has not been in the business of buying big gaming companies, profitable or not.

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