Microsoft to buy minecraft for 2 billion.

[Hugo Drax]

Looks like the new CEO is as stupid as the old CEO. I guess that is their answer to the iWatch by apple.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

I figured someone would buy them, then saw the amount and figured you were being funny.

Did some reading. Da fuck?

What sort of return could they expect on $2bn? You don't buy the shit when it's at it's prime, you buy it before.

Let's make it Windows Phone based only!

 

[Jodell88]

No way Notch will sell Mojang to Microsoft.

 

[Hugo Drax]

No way Notch will sell Mojang to Microsoft.

Money talks bullshit walks. 2 billion is stupid money, only stupid people say no when a clueless suit walks in and plops that kind of money on the table.

Minecraft is a one hit wonder that will fade away like other things In the past, ie the hula hoop,myspace etc..

 

[lupi]

still waiting for link to onion.

 

[Ns1]

still waiting for link to onion.

This. Holy fuck.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Microcraft: What do you want to build today?

This is pretty crazy though. Never saw this coming.

 

[phucheneh]

Goddamn.

And I used to play Quake with that little Swedish bastard. It's the closest I've come to knowing a rich person. :/

'LOL, there goes RaverBoy, programming another one of those silly little Java games...'

 

[Away]

Deals not done yet, but it's getting close.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-near-deal-to-buy-minecraft-1410300213

 

[MetalMat]

Congrats to the minecraft people if they accept this offer. I don't see why the fuck Microsoft would sling this much money at them but Mojang should take the money and run!

 

[meloz]

Money talks bullshit walks. 2 billion is stupid money, only stupid people say no when a clueless suit walks in and plops that kind of money on the table.

Agree 100%, with that kind of money he can start all over, hire as many developers as he wants and make as many new games as he wants.

Anyway, not sure if it is done deal or not. WSJ thinks they are still to sign

 

[Jodell88]

Money talks bullshit walks. 2 billion is stupid money, only stupid people say no when a clueless suit walks in and plops that kind of money on the table.

Minecraft is a one hit wonder that will fade away like other things In the past, ie the hula hoop,myspace etc..

Notch already has more money than he cares for. He ain't selling. Oh, and even if Minecraft is a one hit wonder, it's a best selling one hit wondering. The only game that has sold more copies is Wii Sports.

 

[sandorski]

Wow, I'd take that $. That said, MS would probably turn it into a XBox exclusive and ruin it.

 

[mmntech]

Wow, I'd take that $. That said, MS would probably turn it into a XBox exclusive and ruin it.

That's probably the plan. They're dumping mad cash because Sony has been eating them alive this generation. Whether it's worth $2 billion? Would take years to turn over enough revenue. Did Microsoft get some of that Zuckerburg money?

 

[OverVolt]

Well there goes mincraft. All good things come to an end.

 

[Rakehellion]

Is it even worth half that much? I know Clash of Clans pulls about a billion a year just in revenue.

 

[StinkyPinky]

No way Notch will sell Mojang to Microsoft.

Then he's an idiot. $2b is obscene.

 

[bradley]

I wonder if Satya Nadella's yearly physical includes a mental evaluation. I almost feel embarrassed for Microsoft employees.

I wouldn't be surprised if next takeover target for Nardella is Beenz.com, Daily Radar and Heat.net. lol?

 

[bradley]

Earth to Microsoft, come in Microsoft.

 

[SAWYER]

My kids plays this but it looks boring as hell to me. Wasnt he whining when Oculus sold out to facebook?

 

[Hugo Drax]

They could put 2 billion to work and generate a risk free return of 65million a year. It makes no sense to buy this company that nets 100 million a year.

or for higher short term risk.
For that they would be much better off to put 2 billion into a delta hedged equity portfolio that tracks the overall market and generate a superior cashflow, better than 100million with a fraction of the risk and significant liquidity as well.

The CEO must be smoking some medicinal marijuana.

 

[uhohs]

this will go down in the books as the most retarded purchase/acquisition ever.

 

[Hugo Drax]

this will go down in the books as the most retarded purchase/acquisition ever.

No it still does not top microsofts aquantive purchase for 6.3 billion, which had to be written off completely.

 

[DigDog]

honestly ..

my prayers have been answered.

in my opinion, microsoft is one company that really, really makes their games complete. polished.

maybe not AWESOME OMFGBBQ but you can count on them having everything in the game you'd want. Look at the Age Of- games.

Notch started work on minecraft, then as soon as it started selling he quit doing real developing and just filled it with flowers (the hats equivalent in minecraft).

In my dreams, microsoft will make a game called minecraft 2, which is exactly like minecraft 1, except there is real advancement (mobs become thougher, smarter as nights go by) and there will be a real endgame (build a rocket, or some other machine to take you back to civilization).

And i will play it over and over and over.

 

[Gibsons]

Agree 100%, with that kind of money he can start all over, hire as many developers as he wants and make as many new games as he wants.

Anyway, not sure if it is done deal or not. WSJ thinks they are still to sign

He could buy an NBA team.