it depends, on a iPhone/iPad, you can download the free version to get it for free or the paid version which costs money. On your laptop/computer, you can get the whole thing for free.
may 24
never
before 11th october
its the same with the paid Mine craft
All Minecraft updates are free. Once you have the game, all of the updates come at no additional cost.
well besides the classic play on the mine craft website you can not play multi-player in mine craft for free.
Unfortunately, Minecraft is not out for the PS3, nor will it come out!
it already has newest edition is 0.6.1
Use the 'Force Update' button
You can play the demo or you can go onto a site (not reccomended) and download it there for free.
Yes, there are some free mine craft downloads like minecraftsp or minesafter, however, they do not have the same features, and they lag up 3x as fast
Google for Mineshafter. That is a free alternative to official minecraft services.