Can you get Minecraft free? If so, how. If not, is there a cheaper way to get it??

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I’d say platform as a service (paas) or application platform as a service (apaas) or platform base service is a category of cloud computing services that provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app.