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Pixar Eaten by Mickey Mouse

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-so-confused dept.

The rumors went flying this weekend, but Dekortage writes "It is official: Pixar has been sold to Disney. Steve Jobs will join the Disney board, and John Lasseter is now Disney's Chief Creative Officer. So, dear Slashdot, does this mean that Disney's movies will improve, or that Pixar's will become worse?" Also the price of Pixar was $7.4 billion with a b dollars.

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  1. Price by Ours · · Score: 5, Informative

    price of Pixar was $7.4 billion with a b dollars

    Thats a lot but it may have been interesting to say it was in Disney stock.

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  2. Apple computer on the phone for you Mr. Jobs. by mrshowtime · · Score: 4, Informative

    Jobs should have waited a few more years and maybe could have acquired Disney :) However, I seriously doubt Jobs will let any of the idiots running Disney or any "middle management" types even on Pixar's Holy Ground, let alone put -any- suggestions on anything creatively. Why attempt to break what is "money in the bank" for Disney by letter Pixar do what Pixar does best. Remember, Jobs is now "Mr. Disney" he owns the most stock out of any shareholders and is on the board of directors. Do not be surprised if you do not see Jobs as CEO in a few years of Disney. Apple who?

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  3. Re:Nice deal by thesandtiger · · Score: 5, Informative

    So, what's so evil about Disney again?

    That they're one of the key corporations behind the ever increasing extensions of copyright duration would be the biggie for me.

    Granted, if it weren't them, someone else would do it, but they did do it. So meh.

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  4. Re:Plan for Profit! by iamdrscience · · Score: 3, Informative
    Personal profit of $3.5 million!
    I think you may have misread something important. He bought Pixar for 10 million and it is now worth 7.4 billion of which he owns >50% of the shares. His personal profit is far far greater than 3.5 million.
  5. Re:Nice deal by soft_guy · · Score: 4, Informative

    The fact that they are hypocrtical. First, they used stories from the public domain to build their empire. Then they use their money and power to bribe congress to extend copyright from the original 14 years to be basically infinite. Thus, no material can ever enter the public domain again.

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