Microsoft to buy Mojang for $2 billion - report

[Administrator]

UPDATE 10/9/14 9.55am: Minecraft creator Markkus "Notch" Persson instigated talks with Microsoft to sell developer Mojang, a new source has claimed, and will leave the company for good when the deal is complete.
That's according to a new Bloomberg report, which claims that Persson was attracted to the idea of a deal after striking up a close relationship with recently-promoted Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
The positive experience of working with Microsoft on the hugely successful Xbox versions of Minecraft is also said to be a factor.
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