Disney Buys Pixar for $7.4 Billion

[ipodml]

disney is a joke

This proves one thing- shareholders are whores. This reminds me of what Disney did to the Jim Henson company earlier this year when they bought all the muppet characters and the films and shows. They acquired the muppet division then fired everyone inside it. I wouldn't be surprised if the people at pixar, the artists will have their creativity surpressed by Disney. This is just greed on Steve Jobs part and it is a sad ending. Disney strangles everything it buys look at the muppets now.

Also earlier this year they removed the muppet creature shop at disney land which is a place where kids and parents can go to create muppets of their own and learn puppetering to place a store. This just shows the spirit of Disney.

 

[BenRoethig]

An Apple/Disney merger?

Don't see it happening and only bad things could come of it. The board could be wrestled away from Steve at any time. Remember the last time suits were in control at Apple?

 

[BenRoethig]

Apple buys MS?

Now, but a stake in HP or Dell wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[jacobj]

Don't see it happening and only bad things could come of it. The board could be wrestled away from Steve at any time. Remember the last time suits were in control at Apple?

Steve would have to have full control of the Disney board before hand! But you're right, I don't really see it happening.

 

[24C]

snip...And don't be surprised if Steve doesn't get regenerated as a robot shortly after dying anyway. No sleep needed, meaning keynotes 24 hours a day.

I know you were joking, but after listening to his Stanford commencement speech, he expects to die every day, likes to think he might have a few decades left and regards death as a process for bringing in the new and clearing out the old. He didn't mention becoming a robot

 

[24C]

Don't see it happening and only bad things could come of it. The board could be wrestled away from Steve at any time. Remember the last time suits were in control at Apple?

Yep, and it crossed my mind too, but maybe he's learnt something from this experience...it was a low point for him, so he won't have forgotten.

 

[freeny]

Okay Steve, now that you are one of my boss's, let me make a few requests;

1- Hook me and my production department up with tickets to the keynote speach for the next macworld as well as covering the cost of my trip. This will be our first move in helping me setting up our entire department here at Mobile ESPN as a Mac driven department. Currently only us four creatives are on a Mac and the rest of the department is jealous.

2- Be sure to give all our employees a nice X-mas present next year (iPods for all as well as the entire Pixar library).

3- Let me in on some inside info for upcomming products..... I wont tell, I promise.

4- Let me buy you a drink

 

[BenRoethig]

Steve would have to have full control of the Disney board before hand! But you're right, I don't really see it happening.

And the suits in the board won't let that happen. Apple and Pixar both work as they are atypical corporate environments which are pretty well focused on specific niches. His style wouldn't fly at a conglomerate like Disney.

 

[corywoolf]

Watch Pixar have to move out of their building and into a dull one. Then Disney straightens up the place and puts everyone in an "office space" cubicle.

Probably wont happen, but you never know.

 

[shazammy]

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.

Are you really being serious here? Remember films like "The Little Mermaid", "The Lion King", "Aladdin"? They made TONS and TONS of money for Disney. Do some research before making a statement like that. And Disney isn't really buying any filmmakers (other than Lasseter) in this deal. They wanted the Pixar brand, name, and track record. This is like paying millions for a sports star who might not make that difference...it's a big risk.

 

[strange days]

"You may watch your favorite live action film three, four, or five times in your life," said Jobs. "But for a great animation film, your kids may watch it a dozen or a hundred times." He believes the opportunity to view these movies on other devices will eventually play an important roll and expects strong demand from family members to watch certain films from many places on many devices.

...i think he's considering the underteen market for video iPods...

 

[cgnjny]

It was pontificated some time ago that the future will be nothing but media conglomerates and big corporate entities.

I hope this doesn't signify the first step in the prophecy...

What's coming after this?

Wal-Mart buys out every cheap super-chain?
Universal Music Group is the only record label?
Sears as the only department store?

Sarcasm noted, but it's very interesting

 

[IJ Reilly]

I submitted this story to MR two weeks ago, with sources, but it apparently wasn't deemed worthy. What's up with that, editorial staff?

 

[Doctor Q]

I submitted this story to MR two weeks ago, with sources, but it apparently wasn't deemed worthy. What's up with that, editorial staff?

This story is about the completed sale, not rumors of an impending sale. The separate story about those rumors was posted only after enough rumors had circulated about it.

 

[beatle888]

My apologies. (Inserts foot in mouth.)

However, "in charge of theme parks" is a far cry from "creative advisor" or "designing new attractions."

thats the spirit, save that face

 

[beatle888]

Hopefully yes, but Disney already closed down their 2-D animation department and almost all of the artists went elsewhere. Admitedly they have a few left in their TV-animation department, but it will definitely take time to rebuild this department...

Hello!!!!

they just bought Pixar, i think they can handle the 2D animation.

 

[IJ Reilly]

This story is about the completed sale, not rumors of an impending sale. The separate story about those rumors was posted only after enough rumors had circulated about it.

A story was posted on the rumors? Never saw any before I submitted mine.