Also, Minecraft is expensive (at the current price and exchange rates, it's 15% of the minimum wage here), and currently you have to buy the Java and Bedrock ed

Also, Minecraft is expensive (at the current price and exchange rates, it's 15% of the minimum wage here), and currently you have to buy the Java and Bedrock editions separately. If this change means that you can use the same account for the Java Edition and the Bedrock Edition, that means you're getting the other edition for free. What worries me is if this change is a prelude to adding some sort of copy protection to the Java edition (beyond requiring a valid account login before downloading the game or connecting to a server).