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Thinking about MS's recent acquisitions, how long will it take to recoup the money they spent on: LinkedIn, MineCraft and now GitHub? LinkedIn: $26b MineCraft

Thinking about MS's recent acquisitions, how long will it take to recoup the money they spent on: LinkedIn, MineCraft and now GitHub? LinkedIn: $26b MineCraft: $2.5b Github: $7.5b

bytematic 8y ago
Did the Minecraft thing not make money for them? I imagine now that it's on a ton of platforms it's made that back?
- lcfcjs 8y ago
  As of January 2018, over 144 million copies had been sold across all platforms, making it the second best-selling video game of all time behind Tetris. ^ from wikipedia If they sold each for $10, then thats $1.5 bil (if my maths right). So I think it's safe to say that they have not made their money back ... yet.
  - rjeli 8y ago
    It's $26 on PC and $20 on Xbox, so the revenue is about there
    - soared 8y ago
      + microtransactions for skins and graphics packs
  - kthejoker2 8y ago
    Merch? Every kid I know has Minecraft Legos, Minecraft pajamas, Minecraft fidget spinners ...
    - earenndil 8y ago
      Minecraft legos are a funny thought. Minecraft basically _is_ digitized lego.