My brother won't let me download the Minecraft beta or old version or buy the stable version because Microsoft bought it yesterday. MICROSOFT, AREN'T YOU MAKING ENOUGH MONEY ALREADY?!
I personally don't like Microsoft myself (how ironic, I am posting this from a Windows computer) and only use Windows because 1. My parents won't buy a mac and 2. Linux is slow on the computer. And 3. They're convinced that Reactos has viruses.
Right now, I'm so freaking mad! THEY BOUGHT SKYPE AND NOW I CAN'T REALLY TALK TO MY BROTHER ANYMORE WHEN HE'S NOT VISITING! Because HE refuses to touch anything Microsoft.
So, let's all start boycotting Microsoft products and teach that stupid company a lesson!
(Oh, and BTW Bill Gates kills babies.)
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How does he kill the innocent children? D:
But um, are you sure that was worded right. I mean, Notch isn't a sell out, I doubt they bought it.
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somelia wrote:
My brother won't let me download the Minecraft beta or old version or buy the stable version because Microsoft bought it yesterday. MICROSOFT, AREN'T YOU MAKING ENOUGH MONEY ALREADY?!
I personally don't like Microsoft myself (how ironic, I am posting this from a Windows computer) and only use Windows because 1. My parents won't buy a mac and 2. Linux is slow on the computer. And 3. They're convinced that Reactos has viruses.![]()
Right now, I'm so freaking mad! THEY BOUGHT SKYPE AND NOW I CAN'T REALLY TALK TO MY BROTHER ANYMORE WHEN HE'S NOT VISITING! Because HE refuses to touch anything Microsoft.
So, let's all start boycotting Microsoft products and teach that stupid company a lesson!
(Oh, and BTW Bill Gates kills babies.)
I think you went a little overboard with this topic here.
1. Just because you don't like Microsoft does not mean we have to
2. I don't believe bought Minecraft YESTEREDAY
3. Are you sure your brother wasen't just playing a joke on you or something like that?
4. I don't think Skype is owned by Microsoft
5. You went a little overboard with the language like calling Microsoft stupid
6. Do you have proof Bill Gates kills babies because if you do, can you please give me some because that would be a very interesting article.

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PW132 wrote:
Microsoft bought out Mojang and Minecraft? WHAT? The heck are you going on about
I was thinking the same thing; where did you hear this? There's nothing about it on Notch's blog or Twitter, and a quick search on Google yielded no results.
And if your brother really is that obsessed with avoiding anything touched by Microsoft, he needs to get over it. Everyone complains about Microsoft being in it for the money, as if other companies aren't. Besides, I really like what MS has been doing lately. Windows 7 was a fantastic improvement over XP and Vista, Windows Phone 7 looks like it could do well with some improvements and developer support, and what I've seen of Windows 8 looks promising if it doesn't destroy the old interface and how legacy apps work on it.
This is coming from an Apple hater who owns an iPod Touch, mind you. I hate Apple's approach to most things (much about iOS included) but I respect a good product when I see it, and when jailbroken, it's a great device that I couldn't live without. The moral? You can have opinions, but don't let fanboi hate drive you away blindly.
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PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Your brother is crazy! All that happened is that Minecraft is getting an Xbox port, Microsoft does not own Minecraft now or something idiotic like that. It's also getting a Android port, so all that is going on is that it's multi-platform. Nothing disastrous. Tell your brother this so he doesn't flip out anymore.
Also it's hilarious how many people think the game is ruined for no reason. The Xbox game probably wont be out until the game is finished, It will not affect development. The Minecraft port is being worked on by a separate team, Notch said so in a tweet. And people think Notch is selling out? Why? He's just putting it on other platforms, and he probably chose Xbox because if I remember right it has the most similar architecture to a PC. Jesus everyone, Microsoft buying the rights to the XBOX PORT of Minecraft does NOT mean they have the rights to Minecraft PERIOD.
Plus boycotting all Microsoft products is completely impossible. And Minecraft again is not a Microsoft product. And what did Microsoft do to deserve a boycott? Nothing! There is no real reason Microsoft is evil. You and your brothers rallying and boycotting is completely baseless!
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JJROCKER wrote:
I don't think Skype is owned by Microsoft.
Microsoft actually did buy out Skype recently, but it really has little effect on the program itself. It's more so that Skype can expand and be integrated into Microsoft products. In the end, everyone benefits, really. When a company buys out another, the same development team usually stays, just under different ownership.
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How old is your brother?



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somelia wrote:
My brother won't let me download the Minecraft beta or old version or buy the stable version because Microsoft bought it yesterday. MICROSOFT, AREN'T YOU MAKING ENOUGH MONEY ALREADY?!
I personally don't like Microsoft myself (how ironic, I am posting this from a Windows computer) and only use Windows because 1. My parents won't buy a mac and 2. Linux is slow on the computer. And 3. They're convinced that Reactos has viruses.![]()
Right now, I'm so freaking mad! THEY BOUGHT SKYPE AND NOW I CAN'T REALLY TALK TO MY BROTHER ANYMORE WHEN HE'S NOT VISITING! Because HE refuses to touch anything Microsoft.
So, let's all start boycotting Microsoft products and teach that stupid company a lesson!
(Oh, and BTW Bill Gates kills babies.)
My dad works at Apple=No Microsoft! In fact, if I brought home a Microsoft anything, I wouldn't be here right now... *shudders* Also means NO OTHER COMPANIES EXCEPT APPLE. We especially hate Microsoft, though. IT HAS STARTED TO RIP OFF APPLE... OH, WAIT, THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR YEARS.
We don't get to escape "Norton Anti-Virus".
Apparently, my friends' dad works there, and even he hates it. While talking to someone else that worked there, the other person said, "Oh, you have the old version? Download the new one. The old one was EVIL."
Anyways. Back OT.
Oh Microsoft, when will you accept that you will never have as high quality stuff as Apple?
Bigger isn't better.
Not cool guys.
Not cool.
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Harakou wrote:
PW132 wrote:
Microsoft bought out Mojang and Minecraft? WHAT? The heck are you going on about
I was thinking the same thing; where did you hear this? There's nothing about it on Notch's blog or Twitter, and a quick search on Google yielded no results.
+1
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icerosethecat wrote:
somelia wrote:
My brother won't let me download the Minecraft beta or old version or buy the stable version because Microsoft bought it yesterday. MICROSOFT, AREN'T YOU MAKING ENOUGH MONEY ALREADY?!
I personally don't like Microsoft myself (how ironic, I am posting this from a Windows computer) and only use Windows because 1. My parents won't buy a mac and 2. Linux is slow on the computer. And 3. They're convinced that Reactos has viruses.![]()
Right now, I'm so freaking mad! THEY BOUGHT SKYPE AND NOW I CAN'T REALLY TALK TO MY BROTHER ANYMORE WHEN HE'S NOT VISITING! Because HE refuses to touch anything Microsoft.
So, let's all start boycotting Microsoft products and teach that stupid company a lesson!
(Oh, and BTW Bill Gates kills babies.)My dad works at Apple=No Microsoft! In fact, if I brought home a Microsoft anything, I wouldn't be here right now... *shudders* Also means NO OTHER COMPANIES EXCEPT APPLE. We especially hate Microsoft, though. IT HAS STARTED TO RIP OFF APPLE... OH, WAIT, THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR YEARS.
We don't get to escape "Norton Anti-Virus".
Apparently, my friends' dad works there, and even he hates it. While talking to someone else that worked there, the other person said, "Oh, you have the old version? Download the new one. The old one was EVIL."
Anyways. Back OT.
Oh Microsoft, when will you accept that you will never have as high quality stuff as Apple?
Bigger isn't better.
Not cool guys.
Not cool.
I really really agree...
...even though I used to like Windows, I changed teams.
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Okay, did a little research, Microsoft didn't buy Minecraft, Mojang is only just make a version that will be released on the Xbox with Kinect support (Byebye FortressCraft?) and seriously, you and your brother have problems if you hate Microsoft, their just a company. And Bill is no longer the head of Microsoft, he's retired.
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I HATE YOU MICROSOFT. U BUY MINECRAFT? I AM POSTING FROM WINDOWS 7 BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A MAC AND IM ALSO NOT OLD ENOUGH.
THEY HAVE AN XBOX 360, WHAT ELSE DO THEY WANT? NINTENDO (IF THEY DO BUY NINTENDO, I COMMIT SUICIDE)
On other news, they're making a new version of the Wii, it'll probably have the ability to Kill microsoft.
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TornFusion wrote:
I HATE YOU MICROSOFT. U BUY MINECRAFT? I AM POSTING FROM WINDOWS 7 BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A MAC AND IM ALSO NOT OLD ENOUGH.
THEY HAVE AN XBOX 360, WHAT ELSE DO THEY WANT? NINTENDO (IF THEY DO BUY NINTENDO, I COMMIT SUICIDE)
On other news, they're making a new version of the Wii, it'll probably have the ability to Kill microsoft.
Seriously? Did you even read some of the other posts?
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markyparky56 wrote:
TornFusion wrote:
I HATE YOU MICROSOFT. U BUY MINECRAFT? I AM POSTING FROM WINDOWS 7 BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A MAC AND IM ALSO NOT OLD ENOUGH.
THEY HAVE AN XBOX 360, WHAT ELSE DO THEY WANT? NINTENDO (IF THEY DO BUY NINTENDO, I COMMIT SUICIDE)
On other news, they're making a new version of the Wii, it'll probably have the ability to Kill microsoft.Seriously? Did you even read some of the other posts?
ikr
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ProgrammingFreak wrote:
markyparky56 wrote:
TornFusion wrote:
I HATE YOU MICROSOFT. U BUY MINECRAFT? I AM POSTING FROM WINDOWS 7 BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A MAC AND IM ALSO NOT OLD ENOUGH.
THEY HAVE AN XBOX 360, WHAT ELSE DO THEY WANT? NINTENDO (IF THEY DO BUY NINTENDO, I COMMIT SUICIDE)
On other news, they're making a new version of the Wii, it'll probably have the ability to Kill microsoft.Seriously? Did you even read some of the other posts?
ikr
I'm thinking that was sarcastic.
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TornFusion wrote:
I HATE YOU MICROSOFT. U BUY MINECRAFT? I AM POSTING FROM WINDOWS 7 BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A MAC AND IM ALSO NOT OLD ENOUGH.
THEY HAVE AN XBOX 360, WHAT ELSE DO THEY WANT? NINTENDO (IF THEY DO BUY NINTENDO, I COMMIT SUICIDE)
On other news, they're making a new version of the Wii, it'll probably have the ability to Kill microsoft.
Not old enough? I got a mac when I was 9.
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