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Disney to buy out Apple?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the mega-rumors-for-a-tuesday dept.

This is a total rumor, but it is interesting to think about. Bart van der Ouderaa writes " There is talk about a buyout of Pixar by Disney. While this isn't really that suprising, Steve Jobs is rumored to have pitched Apple as well. According to the article, Disney is going to buy both Pixar and Apple in a multi-billion dollar deal. In this deal CEO of Disney Eisner would be stepping down ( for medical/personal reasons and becomming chairman of the board at disney) while Steve Jobs would become CEO of Disney. Details are expected this week. Will the next iMac feature two giant ears ? "

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  1. uh . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2


    i started checking the date for april-firstness right around where it said that jobs would become CEO of disney. that's absurd.

    and if the rest is true, it's probably not so good. wtf does disney know about computers? heh. OTOH, wtf does jobs know . . .

  2. Of course, you realize... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

    ...that Alan Kay is currently Disney's VP for Research and Development? He and most of the team that created Smalltalk all work for Disney, in the ir 'Imagineering' department. There's a reason why Squeak, their new & improved cross-platform Smalltalk extension, has a mouse for a logo, even if it IS open-source.

  3. Remember Atari? by bluGill · · Score: 3

    For those who don't recall, Warner Brothers owned Atari at the height of the video game craze where Atari was number one. Because they really didn't understand computers, Atari is a nothing company today. (this isn't entirly true, Warner Brothers got rid of atari in the mid 80s, and those who took it over deserve credit for all their bone headed moves too)

    Diseny is a big company, but I don't believe they can manage a large computer company as well as the rest of their empire. I could be wrong.

    Let me call my broker to sell my shares of Apple, after all they are high, and If I'm right they won't go higher.
    Hi broker, its bluGill.
    I'd like to seel everything I've got in Apple
    What?
    Oh, I forget, I never had Apple, stupid move, I should have bought in 95. Sorry for wasting your time.

    So there you have a full discloser from me.

  4. Mickey Ears... by Mason · · Score: 2


    I don't know if the iMac itself should feature mouse ears, but certainly it ought to be considered for Mickey's Mouse. Think of all the marketing tie-ins with Disney owning Apple... You can finally have that Lion King iMac, straight from the source.

  5. Two Giant ears? by Knish · · Score: 2

    I can live with that as long as they keep the G3s coming.

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    A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.