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Is Steve Jobs really about to become the new Walt Disney?

Mouseschwitz.... by RichardDyck:P.I.	Jan 24th, 2006 02:42:16 AM
Say it ain't so Steve.
Disney should get on its knees and kiss his ass. by bryce	Jan 24th, 2006 02:43:01 AM
Eisner's decision to fuck Pixar almost cost Disney dearly.
Does this mean... by 69DUDE	Jan 24th, 2006 02:44:04 AM

Does this mean... by 69DUDE	Jan 24th, 2006 02:45:42 AM
...It's now Mac Mini Mouse?? Or Snow White and the Seven iDwarfs? Haha, oh that gag could run and run....still, good news though. Jobs is a cool guy.
Oh and... by RichardDyck:P.I.	Jan 24th, 2006 02:45:58 AM
Steve jobs taking Disney to new heights is just plain sad. He has the money, talent and wherewithal to create his own powerhouse, leave Disney alone. I hate Disney and Steve Jobs will soon enough hate them as well.
He better know what the hell he's doing... by dr_buggerlugs	Jan 24th, 2006 02:50:19 AM
Otherwise Disney are going to micromanage Pixar to death - either Jobs decides is going to have to ride this one fully or he's going to leave Pixar to the fate of Iger and his goons to basically turn Pixar into a nothing but a Direct to DVD sequel business model. Scary but hopefully Jobs has put enough conditions into place so Pixar are untouched.
Don't forget... by RichardDyck:P.I.	Jan 24th, 2006 02:55:57 AM
about Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold. They have too much pride, money and free time to not make this an easy transition.
I dunno, but it's exciting by Orionsangels	Jan 24th, 2006 03:15:51 AM
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Walt Disney: The Movie! by IAmMrMonkey	Jan 24th, 2006 03:16:27 AM
This would be a great movie. You could follow Walt growing up, playing with his pet mouse Mikey (who later dies of cancer after being force fed cigarettes by Walt's evil older brother Dolt) and then show him practicing his art in school (where the evil tutor throws him out for 'drawing stupid mice'). After setting up his own firm, we would see Walt becoming friends with those nice Nazis, building his own theme park and then being frozen in ice. I say cast the main guy from Downfall as Walt Disney and we're set for a hit!
He is first and foremost a business man though by ChorleyFM	Jan 24th, 2006 03:21:34 AM
Admittedly his track record has involved some very satisfying products, but he is not a creative guy. Still, it is a million times better than Eisner.
This news is old, obselite by Orionsangels	Jan 24th, 2006 03:27:33 AM
http://www.devilducky.com/medi a/38490/
I hope... by Mr_ant	Jan 24th, 2006 03:35:06 AM
I hope this is a good thing. I hope he cares about storytelling. I hope if he doesn't he's wise enough to understand that other people do and to let them do their jobs. But mostly I hope I don't have a hangover in the morning.
Even though he is foremostly a businessman, by dr_buggerlugs	Jan 24th, 2006 03:42:58 AM
...his track record to date with Pixar and Apple suggests that he leaves it to the real creatives and then gets the hell out of the way. If anything, I hope he actually has a positive effect on the company and gets them to believe in their product and more so, the quality of their product again as opposed to just being another studio - Disney was never meant to be JUST another studio. I sincerely hopes he does something smart such as giving someone like John Lassiter a prominent role in overseeing their animation slate.
Empire says by emeraldboy	Jan 24th, 2006 04:08:12 AM
The dotted line hasn
This is going to be veeeeerrrrrrry interesting. by OldEnoughForMe	Jan 24th, 2006 04:12:58 AM
Let the games begin.
You're all forgetting... by SnowMann	Jan 24th, 2006 04:14:03 AM
Steve Jobs may be the biggest shareholder, but he won't be the sole decision-maker. We should all hope for the best, but you have to keep in mind the business models of the two companies - pixar is creator-driven, where anyone within the company can have their input heard, whereas disney is management-driven, and decisions come from the top down. it'd be great to see this change across the board, but steve jobs is not taking over disney. Disney is taking over pixar. They will want one movie every year regardless of creator concerns about the film being done when it is ready. This might be great news, but I think Quint is being overly optomistic or just plain blind. The odds are against Pixar on this deal, and anything good that comes out of it is not a given.
It will go down in history by emeraldboy	Jan 24th, 2006 04:25:35 AM
As they day Jobs got bit on the Ass. He has signed a Faustian deal which means that he cannot now sue disney if things go tits-up, the will unleash the corporate dogs of war. IN order to sell Pixar to them they had to offer a sweetner, a seat at the table. What I hate more then anything about Disney is, the killed the craft of animation, yes toy story and 2 are the most successfull in the companys history, but look at what they did before then. Sleeping beauty, cinderella, Aladdin, Lion king, Peter Pan and Pinocchoio and of course fantasia, these are all works of Art and of course Alice in Wonderland. CGI movies are all soulless. I am just hoping that somewhere is a company that can do 2d animation...I think I know one....................
This is the dumbest talkback I've seen in a while. "Obselit by 3 Bag Enema	Jan 24th, 2006 04:26:51 AM
Jesus.
"As they day Jobs got bit on the Ass." by 3 Bag Enema	Jan 24th, 2006 04:27:50 AM

Jobs should speak with the Weinsteins before he sells his soul t by zool43	Jan 24th, 2006 04:41:16 AM

I'm as big an Apple fan as anyone, BUT... by InspectorDoppler	Jan 24th, 2006 04:57:44 AM
Pixar succeeded as a movie company in spite of Jobs, or at least not because of him. He was pushing it as a hardware company, they only produced shorts at first to demo their computers. Pixar is a product of Lasseter, not Jobs. Still, this can only be a good thing.
I think Pixar will be protected... by dr_buggerlugs	Jan 24th, 2006 04:57:46 AM
...Disney need Pixar more than Pixar need them. I doubt Jobs would have even entered this deal without making sure Pixar and it's working practices was protected from Disney management and the need to put out protect regardless of quality. If anything, I'm hoping that the creator driven work ethic of Pixar rubs off on the Disney coporation as a whole - and maybe they can stop whoring out their characters in those crappy straight to video sequels - but only time will tell. I
*put out product* by dr_buggerlugs	Jan 24th, 2006 05:09:14 AM
Dammit, I'm turning into an illiterate bojangle...
Oh so sweet. Jobs wouldn't strip mine Disney like those curr by jimmy_009	Jan 24th, 2006 05:47:15 AM
I'm becoming more and more of an Apple fan every day. Just make sure Pixar remains seperate though.
Jobs was hands-off at Pixar by scratcher	Jan 24th, 2006 06:50:08 AM
So don't make him out to be a Disney. If he can just get the company to let the animators create films, that would be fine. No more Bambi 2 though?
Good, maybe now we won't get overrated crap like 'Lilo & by Pongo	Jan 24th, 2006 06:50:22 AM
Hopefully they can return to the days where they were producing actual good movies like Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King.
R.I.P Pixar by Peven	Jan 24th, 2006 06:50:42 AM
only the good die young
Wow, I hope this means.... by Citizen Arcane	Jan 24th, 2006 07:18:08 AM
That Pixar will start producing animated films with characters that look vaguely like their big name but no talent voice actors and that there will be self aware pop culture jokes in them that the parents will think they're cool for getting. Let's do more of that!
So does that mean that Pixar will be making all of Disney's by The Pusher	Jan 24th, 2006 07:53:52 AM
Chicken Little 4, here we come!
Oh, so hes the GOOD multibillionaire by JackRabbitSlim	Jan 24th, 2006 07:57:39 AM
Funny as fuck watching people defend billion dollar corporation Pixar and its richer than all the Rockefellers combined CEO as antiestablishment.
As long as he doesn't F with by Itchy	Jan 24th, 2006 08:03:19 AM
Walt Disney World, I could care less. I love that place. Getting rocked at the English Pub is always a good time.
What? Can't greedy billionaires be the good guy? by dr_buggerlugs	Jan 24th, 2006 08:20:24 AM
Didn't you see Ransom damn it? Mel was a zillionaire and he was a good guy...therefore all zillionaires in real life are good guys...especially ones who are letting me put Suicide Girls on my ipod.
iMouse by Sequitur	Jan 24th, 2006 08:42:41 AM
A new golden era just might be on the horizon for Disney. Now can he bring back Alan Menken and the hand-drawn animation division?
the mouse that roared... by Peven	Jan 24th, 2006 08:56:36 AM
..then swallowed its main competetion. i think some people are confused here if they think this is some sort of Pixar victory over Disney in any way shape or form. it is basically Jobs cashing in, just like he did with apple, and most likely the end of the Pixar many of us have grown to love and admire.
not all mergers/acquisitions.. by brinkeguthrie	Jan 24th, 2006 09:10:20 AM
are good things. See: Time-Warner, AOL.
I think it's going to be a case of wait and see... by dr_buggerlugs	Jan 24th, 2006 09:29:48 AM
Them being swallowed up by Disney is by no means a victory...but the question is whether Disney are that willing to mess with and micromanage the Pixar formula that's been so successful to date - if they did, they're effectively wasting all that money on an animation wing they could have easily built themselves. I'm hoping that with Jobs on the Disney board, Pixar will be left to their own devices - Pixar have basically been Disney's lifeline for the last decade, so is it in their best interests for them break it? But if this is the end of Pixar as we know it, I'll be by no means surprised...I just hope it doesn't happen.
HOORAY! by 007-11	Jan 24th, 2006 10:03:33 AM
Jobs will see us through. He knows what he's doing. The dark days of Eisner are done!
He fills a need... by Christopher3	Jan 24th, 2006 10:25:00 AM
As Disney canned its actual animation department.
uh-huh, you said jobs by vicious_bastard	Jan 24th, 2006 10:25:21 AM
I hate that guy.
So will Disney play nice with Apple now? by quadrupletree	Jan 24th, 2006 10:31:17 AM
All of Disney's software divisions have always had nothing but contempt for Apple. The whole ABC-iTunes synergy thing is starting to make sense now though. I certainly have faith in Jobs, when he's interested enough to put effort into something. He was on the board of Old Navy/Gap (not sure if he's still there) and that didn't seem to do much for the company. It was probably just a paycheck for him. So if his heart is in leading Disney then I expect great things, if it's not it'll be the same ol shite, or worse Disney can finally get in there and screw up the magic Pixar had going like they screwed up their own...
Deja vu... by Harry Weinstein	Jan 24th, 2006 10:39:55 AM
...this is pretty similar to Steve's return to Apple, wherein Apple bought his NeXT Computers, and Jobs proceeded to take over, and whip a broken Apple back into shape. To paraprase what someone else said about Apple and NeXT, it's possible that the long term effect here is that Pixar bought Disney for negative 7 billion. Not a bad deal if it pans out that way, and really, it's not like things could get any worse. My speculation of the hour: watch for Brad Bird to be put in charge of revitalizing Disney 2D animation... as it should be.
So Disney will get smaller and smaller and be broken in a year s by Big Bad Clone	Jan 24th, 2006 11:04:16 AM
should be interseting....no necessarily good or bad, but interesting nonetheless
"watch for Brad Bird... by mbeemer	Jan 24th, 2006 11:05:29 AM
... to be put in charge of revitalizing Disney 2D animation... as it should be." SO SAY WE ALL!
Love it!! by Hail	Jan 24th, 2006 11:23:19 AM

I'm all for it as long as Jobs never ever never... by StudioPlant69	Jan 24th, 2006 11:31:30 AM
brings back the Mac/Next Cube! You hear me Jobs?! Let it die! It failed and it was way too expensive! Now hire Lassiter to run Disney Animation and get them to start putting out some quality product and for shits sake no more fucking sequels to Disney classics!!!! Peter Pan 3 NO! Bambi 3 NO! Cinderalla 3 NO! Also somebody please hire some writers to work the script before the animation... What the hell do I know anyway. GFY
This will be a day long remembered by Soth	Jan 24th, 2006 11:32:13 AM
Whatever the outcome good,bad or indifferent, surely for the sake of every tb's inner child there is more hope for Disney than there was yesterday
Great news! by Shaner Jedi	Jan 24th, 2006 11:34:57 AM
This is great. It means Pixar will certainly be involved in a Toy Story 3......if they decide to make one, with the original actors, and with their animation. It also means Pixar has a solid line of distribution. And Jobs is no pushover. He won't let Pixar become just another outlet of Disney Animation churning out direct to dvd sequels of their masterpieces to please shareholders.
This is great news for my stock by Media Fiend	Jan 24th, 2006 11:44:32 AM

Im Betting One Of Disneys Stipulations Was Lassiter On A Long Te by flamingrunt	Jan 24th, 2006 11:53:39 AM
I mean what studio in their right mind would aquire Pixar without making sure Lassiter wasnt going to fuck off and do a Don Bluth. Without Lassiter, Pixars value drops 50%
Just one thing by Soth	Jan 24th, 2006 11:56:16 AM
Surely the whole is not nesecarilly the sum of its parts if a deal has been done of this magnitude. Distribution deals are swung daily, this deal is a different other boheometh. Shareholders rejoice, fans of cenema rejoice.Fan/others, be hesitent, but of all things - Children (the winners in the scheme of things) have fun, dream happy dreams with smiles on your faces.Enjoy before you become cinical as we are as a whole.
Miramax is not Pixar by Babba-Booey	Jan 24th, 2006 11:58:00 AM
Jobs cannot be compared to the Weinsteins. Not to fellate Steve's ego any more, but he's in the unique possition, through Pixar's purchase, to get a seat on the Disney board. Get crazy for a sec...Apple could tender an offer to buy a large chunk of Disney in the future-or vice versa. This would allow Apple to diversify its portfolio even further, not only creating the hardware and content distribution systems, but now become a major player in the content creation process in multiple areas. Jobs isn't going to get screwed.
Disney by IAmLegolas	Jan 24th, 2006 12:00:58 PM
Is it really that hard to develop movies that have story and characters first, that aren't dumbed down for 2 year olds, and that aren't packed with famous actors of the moment doing the voice overs instead of people who are "right" for the part? I guess it's easier to just have another company do that work for 'em, and it'll cost them for their laziness.... THROUGH THE NOSE!!!! Walt's continuing to roll in his grave.
I'm not sure if I-Mic is going to work out or not. Here' by R.C. the "Wise"	Jan 24th, 2006 12:07:47 PM

ABC Selling Radio Division by Brother Zag	Jan 24th, 2006 12:10:18 PM
ABC is reportedly very close to selling their radio group, ABC Radio Entertainment, to Citadel Radio, which would generate an enormous amount of capital for ABC Disney to use to buy... Pixar! Specualtion, but it's all based on facts.
Disney will ruin Pixar by kai028	Jan 24th, 2006 12:10:52 PM
That
And another by Soth	Jan 24th, 2006 12:13:03 PM
The diversity of jobs portfolio is dependant primarily on the consumer principle. If you dont want him this could easily become the biggest gang bang in history. If you as an individual dont want him in your life then fuck him up. Why though do we have to go through this tall poppy syndrome shit. Bottom line ..Disney has been on a steep decline, but now there is a skerreck of hope with a tried performer
Another good studio lost independence by Proman1984	Jan 24th, 2006 12:13:44 PM
That's the only bad side ot the otherwise good news.
Kai this is the point by Soth	Jan 24th, 2006 12:17:40 PM
Never know what might happen next. Tiiiimes they are a changin'
Unless you didnt get the memo I did by Soth	Jan 24th, 2006 12:20:02 PM
Shit ...shouldnt of said that.lol
Steve Jobs Rules by Jeditemple	Jan 24th, 2006 12:22:07 PM
This is good news!
Something no one has touched on yet... by Fat Chooch	Jan 24th, 2006 12:34:23 PM
... is the fact that a fair share of the Pixar animators have little-to-no love for the Disney corporation. If this deal goes through, look for a rather substantial exodus by the rank-and-file animators. Pixar certainly would not be the same company as a result.
"Steve..." by kdoc13	Jan 24th, 2006 12:45:55 PM
"I got the loot Steve!" -Bill Gates, from Pirates of Silicon Valley. A really horrible movie, with some hysterical lines.
I got a bad feeling about this... by Nagual	Jan 24th, 2006 12:59:30 PM
...I don't see how this can be good for Pixar creatively, even if they stay in the Bay Area, which supposedly they are. And as someone who loves movies and animation, that's all I care about. Pixar was on the cusp of becoming a diversified powerhouse, expanding into other creative areas of animation--resurrecting 2D among them. But now, becoming part of a megahuge corporation which has long ceased caring about the quality of its product...I don't see how this can be good for animation as an artform in the long run. Perhaps the next Pixar will be a company we haven't even heard of yet, or is just beginning today somewhere, in someone's garage...
nagual by Soth	Jan 24th, 2006 01:19:49 PM
The world will be a better place if we had more garages
Spicoli, you make filthy whores look like fucking Snow White by Peven	Jan 24th, 2006 01:36:51 PM

all these people applauding this news of mega-corporate conglome by Peven	Jan 24th, 2006 01:47:17 PM
...don't understand it means less diversity, less choice, less reason for quality, and a few years from now they will be crying about the tragedy that once was Pixar. Jobs, even if he was as pure and untouchable as he is made out to be, isn't being made CEO, there is only mention he MIGHT get A board seat. that's one seat among how many? Roy Disney had a seat on the board too, AND a buttload of stock, and look how little ability that gave him to affect Disney. and he was a Disney!! wake up and smell the friggin coffee folks.
Disney and the Muppets by Alfred_Packer	Jan 24th, 2006 02:15:05 PM
Why the fuck is Walt Disney's name bigger than Jim Henson's on the DVD's of the Muppet movies? Watch your back, Pixar.
Roy... by quadrupletree	Jan 24th, 2006 02:20:03 PM
The thing to remember about Roy Disney is, yes he had a seat on the board and a "buttload of stock" but he didn't have controlling interest in the company. Go over to Yahoo Finance and read the article, this would give Jobs majority share in the company, that's a lot different than Roy Disney's situation. Jobs is a smart cookie, but he's also an ego maniac. If this deal isn't going to let him have some real power I don't see him going through with it.
When Gore Is President In 2008 They Will Make A Great Team by CaptDanielRoe	Jan 24th, 2006 02:22:51 PM
One in charge of rescuing America, the other in charge of rescuing disnified Americana. (Al Gore is currently on the Apple board so presumably they are chums.)
Bad news for Steve Jobs fans by hallmitchell	Jan 24th, 2006 02:40:21 PM
How do you know where to find Steve Jobs car. Look in the disabled parking space. This is the guy who when told a DNA test of his first born daughter was 94 percent his he denied he was the father. This is the guy who had 1oo hundred million dollars in the bank and settled for eighty thousand for child support. Ask Wozniak if he thinks Steve Jobs is a great guy. I get it, he takes credit for other peoples inventions so now he's a superstar. Yes he is a genius in business, yet there are people who the mention of the name Steve Jobs will make their heart pound with fury. Remember Disney is the company that turned right wingers into commies.
Good for Disney, terrible for Pixar by Bryan	Jan 24th, 2006 03:05:11 PM
I'm just guessing, but it's hard to imagine this won't kill or at least horribly mutilate Pixar. Wouldn't it be possible to get some smart animator people at Disney without having to pillage an already existing company? It just doesn't seem possible that the two can merge without Pixar being poisoned by the corporate minds of the modern Disney. Will they have to deal with stupid executives talking to them about merchandising and that kind of stuff? Also, Steve Jobs did a lot for Pixar as a business man, but he is not an animation fan at all and in fact tried to unload Pixar for years, even after Toy Story came out. So it seems kind of inappropriate to compare him to Walt Disney. And finally, the worst part: they are apparently going to try to increase Pixar's production to one movie a year. That will be the death of Pixar.
I wanted Studio Ghibli and Pixar to Merge... by Sakurai	Jan 24th, 2006 03:20:41 PM
and make the greatest movie OF ALL TIME!!!!!
i want c.e.c and pixar to merge... by jig98	Jan 24th, 2006 03:37:45 PM
for THE CHRONICLES OF STU-DENT: THE LION, THE SWITCH AND THE SHAKESPHERE! can't friggin' wait for stuntbunnies and record breaker!!
It's official according to CNN.com by Bryan	Jan 24th, 2006 03:44:46 PM
Disney has officially announced the deal. It says that Steve Jobs is indeed becoming a board member and John Lasseter will be "chief creative officer for the company's combined animated studios and will also help oversee the design for new attractions at Disney theme parks." That of course is good news as far as future Disney movies and to those of us obsessed with Disneyland. But I still can't imagine it won't mean trouble for Pixar, with Lasseter being spread too thin at the very least. (And probably worse.)
Not Good by ironburl	Jan 24th, 2006 03:46:54 PM
Disney was supposed to wither and die and Pixar was supposed to grow stonger and better. I have loved Apple and Pixar and hated Disney for a long time. I'm afraid that there is no way to now insulate Pixar from the Disney mindset and that their quality will now suffer. I have loved the other Pixar movies, but Cars looks like ass.
I fail to see how this is good for Pixar by Zardoz	Jan 24th, 2006 03:59:25 PM
Sure, in the short term it's great for Disney, but I don't see how the two companies are going to mesh together well. And how is Pixar happy about this? We're being bought out by the company we didn't want to work with anymore? I just don't get it...
know what that loud sucking sound is?? by Peven	Jan 24th, 2006 04:01:06 PM
its the future of what Pixar could have been going down the fucking drain. meanwhile Jobs is cha-chinging his way all the way to the bank. Fredo Jobs, you fucking sold Pixar out, didn't you.
Excellent Indeed by Evil Chicken	Jan 24th, 2006 04:06:41 PM
The magic lives at Pixar these days and has since the two companies parted ways. This will be, ultimately, cool news indeed. : )
Disney said some time ago.... by emeraldboy	Jan 24th, 2006 04:24:19 PM
That it will never make another 2 film again. If you look at thier body of work it contains Works of Art, like fantasia, cinderella, lion king, pinocchio. With CGi animated movies bombing left write and centre, maybe Disney should go back to making 2d animated films but. If you want an example of films that bombed recently Hoodwinked, Chicken Little. Hand drawn animation can be beautiful, so why not disney, go back to what you did best, please?
Fat Chooch by emeraldboy	Jan 24th, 2006 04:34:01 PM
My cousin is animation producer and his working on severval things, but he told me that me met several animators who worked for Disney. What a bunch of moaners and my cousin got with theri and said well if you dont like Disney why dont you leave. My gues is they are still there.
ummmm by Anti-Critic	Jan 24th, 2006 04:43:03 PM
Chicken Little yes, but last time I saw, hoodwinked was number 2 right under Underworlds sequel...... and there is nothing better than 2d movies done right and in my opinion the last great one was The Iron Giant.
The day the story died by MrCere	Jan 24th, 2006 04:44:02 PM
Pixar is consistantly excellent because it puts story first. Clearly that is not the Disney model. This sucks and I don't care how they spin the "creative control" it will slowly and surely be chipped away. Amen.
Honestly by SnowMann	Jan 24th, 2006 04:54:25 PM
The PR machine has done a great job here. Disney swallowing Pixar is a scary, scary thing. Not too long ago everyone was applauding Pixar for getting under the Mouses shadow and possibly finding a new distributor - now they're just another piece in a corporation that has all but destroyed itself. Don't trust the PR on this without giving it a little time. A great company being swallowed by a lousy one shouldn't be a sign of rejoicing.
the end is nigh by the M'hael	Jan 24th, 2006 05:27:54 PM

Something tells me there's more going on within Pixar than t by Doc_Strange	Jan 24th, 2006 05:50:28 PM
I have to wonder why Jobs would sell Pixar in the first place? It's not as though they would have had other studios jumping at the chance to distribute their films, hell, they had enough capital to become their own distributor. However, with the questionable quality that is the film, Cars, I have to wonder if Pixar realize they're running out of creative ideas and sold to the highest bidder ASAP or if they want to do a hostile takeover of Disney. A takeover would be awesome but I don't think they're smart enough for that. Either way, any merger with Disney is something that should not be good for the animation business, in other words, an all CG Bambi 3, ugh.
BILL GATES WILL DESTROY YOU STEVE JOBS!!! by spikebad666	Jan 24th, 2006 06:49:35 PM
The Microsoft Empire shall RULE!
The most interesting thing in this thread is.... by Thumper2k1	Jan 24th, 2006 07:48:48 PM
that some one actually made 80 grand for child support sound like little money. My parents made 30 grand a year together and were able to support a family of 5.
Apple Just Did A Two For One Stock Split by skoobyx	Jan 24th, 2006 08:49:56 PM
Thanks to him. The sucess many Apple products, most recently the iPod, has a lot to do with his ability as a showman. I wonder how much of that will translate to the new gig.
Would be better than their current CEO by JackieJokeman	Jan 25th, 2006 12:54:44 AM
Satan!
Could be awesome by VitaminJ	Jan 25th, 2006 03:00:31 AM
If anyone can turn around Disney, it's Steve Jobs. When he went back to Apple in the late 90s he basically saved the company from total oblivion with stuff like iMac and iPod. The man knows ow to run a successful business. Of course at this point nobody really knows how much power he will have at Disney. And there's always the possibility that Jobs is in it for the money and doesn't want anything to do with running Disney. But I don't know how his enormous ego could resist an opportunity like that.
The reason why PIxar and Harvey/bob left Disney by emeraldboy	Jan 25th, 2006 12:11:59 PM
Micheal Eisner. When Igor took over from his crony master, he turffed Harvey and Bob out of the Disny fold, Bob and Harvey were very bitter about that , Reclaimed Miramax and Dimension as disney companies. Pixar where always targets for Igor becuase the slump is over. the film that turned things around was Pirates of the carribean as well as lost desperate Housewives and all four Brookheimer shows.
Why doesnt Disney woo over Lassiter? by Knobules	Jan 26th, 2006 10:45:56 AM
Isnt John Lassiter the guy behind the Pixar mega hits? Why buy the entire company instead of grabbing one guy? Of course I dont know crap about aquisitions so good bye.

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