Minecraft maker says he won't certify his game for Windows 8
Found on CNet News on Friday, 28 September 2012
"Got an e-mail from Microsoft wanting to help 'certify' Minecraft for Windows 8," Persson tweeted yesterday. "I told them to stop trying to ruin the PC as an open platform."
Microsoft has caught some heat for effectively requiring all developers to play by its rules. To not so do would mean running the risk of being ignored by the majority of gamers who wouldn't otherwise search around the Web for a title.
Windows 8 won't be around for that long anyway. Early surveys show that most users do not prefer Windows 8, but Windows 7. Which isn't really much fun either with Microsoft's urge to control and suggest. Redmond really needs to drop that attitude: let the user be in control and quit shoving what it assumes is best down their throats.