‘Dear Microsoft, Don’t Mess Up Minecraft!’ says 5th Grader

On Monday, it was announced that Microsoft would be buying the company behind the very popular Minecraft video game. The creator of the game and a 5th grader had the best comments.

When 10-year-old Sabrina Lane heard the rumor that Microsoft would be buying up her favorite game she begged them not to "mess it up" in an open letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, published by Fortune.com

Dear Mr. Nadella,

So I’ve heard the news that Microsoft might buy Minecraft, one of my favorite games. Kids like me — and teens — love the game, so I have a message for you and everyone at Microsoft: please don’t change it!

People like me love Minecraft the way it is — educational (parents really like that part), and really fun.

... Minecraft is perfect the way it is: You can choose to build any way you want, making amazing creations, or you can build like you’re in the real world, and do amazing things.

Everyone I know, both boys and girls (except for Ruth), loves Minecraft the way it is. So, Microsoft, you should know that we all want to keep Minecraft the same!

Thanks for reading!

Sabrina

Sabrina is the daughter of Fortune Senior Editor Jennifer Reingold and Forbes Editor Randall Lane and her story is a good read at huffingtonpost.com

As for Markus Persson, the 35-year-old creator of Minecraft, he hopes it's the LAST successful game he ever works on.

As soon as this $2.5 billion deal is finalized, I will leave Mojang and go back to doing Ludum Dares and small web experiments. If I ever accidentally make something that seems to gain traction, I’ll probably abandon it immediately.

I love you. All of you. Thank you for turning Minecraft into what it has become, but there are too many of you, and I can’t be responsible for something this big. In one sense, it belongs to Microsoft now. In a much bigger sense, it’s belonged to all of you for a long time, and that will never change.

It’s not about the money. It’s about my sanity.

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"Take the money and run" as the song says.