In a Forbes profile, Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has revealed the story of how Microsoft ended up buying Mojang and Minecraft.
Anyone want to buy my share of Mojang so I can move on with my life? Getting hate for trying to do the right thing is not my gig.
— Notch (@notch) June 17, 2014
After Notch tweeted “Anyone want to buy my share of Mojang so I can move on with my life?” in June 2014 the half-joke soon turned serious as Microsoft, EA, Activision and other studios got in touch to express their interest. Microsoft were the winners of that negotiation and $2.5 billion USD later they now own Mojang (minus Notch) and Minecraft.
The full profile is an interesting one, and well worth a read for those keen to check Microsoft’s motivations for the purchase (a tax dodge) and the terms of the sale.
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