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Pixar For Sale?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the enslave-the-human-race-for-only-a-dollar dept.

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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  1. Two words, man by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Michael Eisner

  2. Movies by CriminalNerd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well...Am I the only one who's worried about future movies? I mean...What will we occupy our kids with? Computers?! I mean...COME ON! It's not as if I'm going to pay for their WoW subscriptions!

  3. So, after he sells them... by Vo0k · · Score: 5, Funny

    will the headline be
    Pixar Employees Lose Their Jobs?

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    Anagram("United States of America") == "Dine out, taste a Mac, fries"
  4. First multi-button, then Mickey... by Sockatume · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is it with Jobs and resisting mouse-related progress?

    Add your own, presumably better, mouse-related gags if you wish. ;)

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
  5. Re:I work for Pixar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Pixar recently claimed that it is cunctipotent."

    You just can't argue with a word like cunctipotent.

  6. Maybe not Apple... by leonbrooks · · Score: 2, Funny
    It's not as if he needs the cash. Unless he's planning on out right buying a really large chunk of Apple or something.
    Or a small but important chunk of Microsoft? The successor to Windows NT 2007 (AKA Vista) might ship with default cream-and-toothgel-and-brushed-metal themes and a whooshy faux-3D taskbar! (-:
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    Got time? Spend some of it coding or testing
  7. Jobs will sell Pixar for... by Stormwatch · · Score: 4, Funny

    *puts pinky finger on corner of mouth* ...ONE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS!

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  8. Re:Makes a bit of sense by Stephen+Maturin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Turtlenecks and jeans are probably more comfortable than a suit (only turtlenecks is soo seventies...
    I must have missed the part of the seventies when people wore turtlenecks and no pants.

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  9. Re:I work for Pixar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'll paraphrase S. Jobs here:

    Are you a nut case?

  10. Buy by zlogic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pixar for sale?
    I want to buy some! Can it be bought online or do you need to visit your local dealer? And is there a money-back guarantee?

  11. Re:"Pixar employees won't be happy" by SoBeIcedT · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pixar employees won't be happy
    They will be when they find out that they are google employees.