Pixar For Sale?

blamanj writes "The on-again off-again relationship between Pixar and Disney is currently on-again, and in a big way according to this story. Pixar originally signed a distribution deal which gave Disney a percentage of the profits and a distribution fee of 10%-15% of revenues. With Pixar revenues well over two billion dollars on their films, Jobs was looking for a better deal and dropped negotiations with the mouse. But now, according to CNN, he might be willing to sell the company outright. I can't believe that Pixar employees would be happy."

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Jobs Selling Out?

[ACORN_USER]

Is it me or is Steve Jobs morphing into some kind of Billie-the-Goats wannabe? He's rapidly moved from an idealist, visionary, out to make a better and more accessible world for the masses into a profiteer, who is out to appeal with the obvious.

I get the feeling that his return to Apple was 'sweet-as,' right up to the release of OS-X and the eventual world dominance of the i-pod. There after, it appears that his ethos for doing things 'best,' both technically and ergonomically have gone out the window. He's selling off the back of his brand and coming up with, praise worthy, but obvious pitches. I think the whole move to x86 and early release of the flaky nano are both good examples of power getting the better of him. The selling of Pixar is another pin in that cushion. Apple doesn't need to be Microsoft and Steve doesn't need to be Bill. In spite of this, he's gone from wanting to be a pioneer with standards to being a business man with greed in his eye.

We really need Woz to come back and shake him up a tad!

Re:Why wouldn't they be happy?

[Taladar]

Perhaps when more HR, marketing,... people are unemployed the former start learning enough to know that you can't have 10 years experience in a 5 year old technology and the latter just die off (as a profession) and let us live in ad-free peace.