An excerpt from the newly published Minecraft book on Wired, has revealed some of the details regarding the Microsoft buyout of Minecraft developer Mojang.
Most interestingly is the amount each employee was offered from Microsoft, to stay for at least 6 months after the buyout:
"Everyone at Mojang was made the same offer: whoever stayed on board for at least six months after the sale would be rewarded with two million Swedish crowns, approximately three hundred thousand dollars, after taxes."
The staff didn't get the best first impression of their new boss though, as the Microsoft representative who visited the developer, kept referring to them as just Minecraft, and not Mojang:
"According to people present at the meeting, Matt Booty misspoke several times when discussing Mojang's future. Instead of saying Mojang, he referred to the company simply as Minecraft, quickly correcting himself. For the others in the room, it was awkward to say the least. Less than half of them worked directly with Minecraft. Every time the man from Microsoft confused the name of the company he'd acquired with the game it was known for, he inadvertently pointed to the elephant in the room. Yes, Microsoft had acquired all of Mojang. But it was only really interested in Minecraft."
Thanks, Destructoid.