I guess this means Stevo would become the king of the entertainment world.
BTW we all know that Apple is gonna rock with this.
BTW we all know that Apple is gonna rock with this.
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Disney Buys Pixar for $7.4 Billion
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nataku said:I can already see a kiddie laptop called the MickeyBook
Yeah! That's what I'm talking about! Any other takers for the First-Ever Clever Apple/Disney Cross-Branded Product Naming Contest? (Not sanctioned by MR) Haha
Never been a big fan of Disney for various reasons, but I'm very happy for Steve Jobs of course. I just hope this doesn't effect Pixar and/or Apple too much. If Steve does try to take over as CEo of Disney at some point, will he have enough time to continue to oversee Apple?
Either way, I love your new avatar iGary.
Either way, I love your new avatar iGary.
Andy Kaufman might not be too pleased about that...mvc said:Apple's New Mickey Mouse
Replaces the Mighty Mouse...
Comes with two big round black buttons....
Death knell of cell? Hardly.
You've obviously never heard Lasseter speak about cell animation. I can confidently predict that within a few years, you'll see butt-kickin' cell films out of Disney. And in contrast to the Disney films of the past 20 years, they'll actually have a compelling narrative.
JesseJames said:
You've obviously never heard Lasseter speak about cell animation. I can confidently predict that within a few years, you'll see butt-kickin' cell films out of Disney. And in contrast to the Disney films of the past 20 years, they'll actually have a compelling narrative.
you beat me to the punch, this is going to happen, steve commands such high expectations from all those around him, disney is currently not up to snuff, hes going to take over the company in a few months.yankeefan24 said:
I think disney is nuts ! ! ! They could have built their own studios for that kind of dough. Their latest did over 200 milliion....Did jobs ever pull one over on disney! ! !
I guess this is why the didn't eleased ibook at macworld...
Their new name is the MacMickey and it features the Apple with 2 ears.
Their new name is the MacMickey and it features the Apple with 2 ears.
zv470 said:
Disney is just a company which has made some recently crappy movies. Calling them satanic is a bit overblown.
My take
Jobs has no interest in running Disney. He'd have no time to innovate -- he'd be in meetings 27 hours a day regarding merchandising deals for Mickey 'n Minnie toaster ovens.
In addition to his board position, he may go after a position that would allow him to push Disney's media distribution into the 21st century. But his heart is at Apple, and will remain at Apple.
I don't see this deal as affecting his commitment to Apple. Instead of spending a few hours a week at Pixar, he'll be spending a few hours a week at Disney. That's all.
Jobs has no interest in running Disney. He'd have no time to innovate -- he'd be in meetings 27 hours a day regarding merchandising deals for Mickey 'n Minnie toaster ovens.
In addition to his board position, he may go after a position that would allow him to push Disney's media distribution into the 21st century. But his heart is at Apple, and will remain at Apple.
I don't see this deal as affecting his commitment to Apple. Instead of spending a few hours a week at Pixar, he'll be spending a few hours a week at Disney. That's all.
Look, the problems at Disney haven't been a lack of talent, they have been a lack of vision and leadership. Walt was a visionary first, buisnessman second. Eisner et al were business men first, visionaries never.
Now they have a new head at Disney, and an infusion of creative talent, not to mention Steve's creative genius on the board. There is no way that this can be a bad thing. Its great for Disney, we will see them becoming like the Disney of old. I'd bet that Roy Disney and Steve Jobs will get along great, wouldn't be surprised to see him back on the board. And Pixar will be able to leverage the resources of Disney to do great things. Win-win all the way around.
Now they have a new head at Disney, and an infusion of creative talent, not to mention Steve's creative genius on the board. There is no way that this can be a bad thing. Its great for Disney, we will see them becoming like the Disney of old. I'd bet that Roy Disney and Steve Jobs will get along great, wouldn't be surprised to see him back on the board. And Pixar will be able to leverage the resources of Disney to do great things. Win-win all the way around.
Its obvious that without video content itunes could not work in the future and it took this kind of move for apple to survive the onslaught of other forthcoming players. Buy apple shares they're going to be worth a fortune ! !
Bobnob: You can buy a hobnob of talent for 7.4 billion, please tell me that there are other talented people besides pixar?
Bobnob: You can buy a hobnob of talent for 7.4 billion, please tell me that there are other talented people besides pixar?
Geez
Um . . . geez.
If the only requirement for a successful studio was $$ and facilities, Disney wouldn't have been sitting in their own creative vomit for the past 20 years. What Disney just bought was the most talented filmmakers in the business. This deal is better for Disney than for Pixar, and the stock prices reflect that.
skunkworks said:
Um . . . geez.
If the only requirement for a successful studio was $$ and facilities, Disney wouldn't have been sitting in their own creative vomit for the past 20 years. What Disney just bought was the most talented filmmakers in the business. This deal is better for Disney than for Pixar, and the stock prices reflect that.
Random movie-related suggestions for Steve to bring to Disney's other execs:splashman said:
Disney movies go to theaters only in digital form.
For Oscar consideration, Disney movies are available free to Academy members in online streaming form, not distributed on DVDs. That's certainly a lot easier for Academy members who can't figure out how to hook up the special DVD players they were given last year.