The software company's Windows Phone system has only 2.5% of the world's smartphone market, and its Surface tablet barely more, according to tech research firm IDC. Growth is hampered because many app and game developers ignore it.
Enter Minecraft, which is the top paid app both on Apple Inc's iOS and Google Inc's Android systems. Microsoft will unveil a US$2.5bil (RM8.02bil) deal to buy its owner, according to a source briefed on the matter.
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