I think Iger is right. Disney & Apple

[samintx]

-- Vanity Fair published an adaption of Bob Iger's forthcoming autobiography. In it, Iger writes, "I believe that if Steve [Jobs] were still alive, we would have combined our companies, or at least discussed the possibility very seriously...

[SteveG]

A truly $3-4 Trillion company by this time, for sure.

[tahoedrew]

It's amazing how people allow history to be re-written!

Apple COULD HAVE bought Disney while Jobs was leading Apple. It didn't happen because Jobs knew it was a horrible deal and was a bad move for Apple strategically.

There's NO UNIVERSE in which Apple would, or should, have bought Disney.

~A

[samintx]

tahoedrew wrote:
It's amazing how people allow history to be re-written!

Apple COULD HAVE bought Disney while Jobs was leading Apple. It didn't happen because Jobs knew it was a horrible deal and was a bad move for Apple strategically.

There's NO UNIVERSE in which Apple would, or should, have bought Disney.

~A

Not a buyout. Merger of equals...it says COMBINED not bought.

[tahoedrew]

samintx wrote:
Merger of equals...it says COMBINED not bought.

:ROTFL: miley-laughing001:

Iger's a dreamer! I guess if by "combine" Iger means he'd be shown the door the second the deal was done then fine... :quotes:

At this point it's Iger's lie and he can tell it however he wants!

[Rolando]

I would have been happy if Apple Had bought Marvel!

[N-OS X-tasy!]