&gt; Given that Microsoft already restricted a C++ version of Minecraft to Windows 10, do you really think they will ever ship this new C++ version of Minecraft for Linux and Mac? At the same time, not years later? Or will they split the community?<p>Considering that this named and marketed as a separate product (&quot;Minecraft - Education Edition&quot;), I don&#x27;t really see where you believe you have a standing here. It certainly wouldn&#x27;t be the first time a company put out a new version of something in order to move on from previous commitments. For instance, &quot;Minecraft - XBox Edition&quot; and &quot;Minecraft - Android Edition&quot; are not in sync with &quot;Minecraft - The Original PC Edition&quot; either.<p>And I certainly won&#x27;t pretend to know where they&#x27;re going with this, and I also want and hope for this new version to be a cross-platform product. I was more addressing the general opening statement, which is exactly what I quoted in my response.