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Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft by petercooper on Monday September 15, 2014 @09:34AM (#8318706)
Agreed. Warner Bros is already talking about a potential movie franchise for Minecraft. Merchandising seems to be going crazy too, I can't seem to turn around without seeing Minecraft posters, dolls, toys, etc. It probably has more long term financial potential than Harry Potter, even ignoring the core piece of software, and Azure could be an excellent fit with the move into providing and leasing servers to players that Minecraft has been dabbling with.
Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft by fixedd on Monday September 15, 2014 @10:54AM (#8319238)
> Merchandising seems to be going crazy too

They're missing a huge market... children's birthday party crap.

Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft by steveklabnik on Monday September 15, 2014 @11:06AM (#8319325)
I wouldn't be so sure they're missing it, exactly https://www.google.com/search?q=minecraft+birthday+party&saf...
Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft by brlewis on Monday September 15, 2014 @11:57AM (#8319588)
Friends had to pull together party gear from lots of independent sources for that birthday theme. I wonder if Microsoft will be unable to build a merchandising empire thanks to the trademark not being defended enough.
Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft by fixedd on Friday September 26, 2014 @06:05PM (#8375154)
Most of what you're seeing there is hand-made.