Last checked: May 4, 2022

The bug

The link for the buttons "Buy now" and "Play with PC Game Pass" within the Minecraft: Java Edition information section (accessible with an account that has not purchased Minecraft) is, for example for the "Buy now" button, [aka.ms/JavaBuyNow?ref=Launcher]. The ref=Launcher part is inconsistent with all other links, which use ref=launcher (launcher is not capitalized).

How to reproduce

1. Open the Minecraft Launcher
2. Log in with a Microsoft account that does not own Minecraft
3. Navigate to the Minecraft: Java Edition page
4. Scroll down to the information section
5. Click the "Buy now" button
   The URL in your browser contains ref=Launcher, unlike the expected ref=launcher