&gt; why it was not fair for Oculus to sell if it was fair for him to sell.<p>It probably <i>felt</i> unfair to him because Oculus was kickstarted by gamers (like Notch), and Minecraft was self-funded.<p>Since the backers (gamers) felt like they were stakeholders on Oculus, they probably were disappointed that Oculus was bought by Facebook, rather than Bethsida or Valve.