Yes, Jeb seems to be the technical lead on Minecraft these days. But I believe that Notch and his partners still make all the calls for the company at large.

Yes, Jeb seems to be the technical lead on Minecraft these days. But I believe that Notch and his partners still make all the calls for the company at large. While his declaration seems a bit brusque, I think the Mojang guys have quite a bit of pride in being an independent company that has done well and may wish to clearly make their corporate philosophy known.