The day is almost here, December 20th 2010 is the day Minecraft reaches its Beta status.
When the game enters beta, the price will rise to 14.95 Euro.
They will also change the license to remove the line that promises all future versions of the game for free. Please note that this change only affects people who buy the game after December 20, so if you got the game during alpha, you will still get all future updates for free, despite this change. For more info check out Notch personal blog. Notch is the guy who made Minecraft.