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Steve Jobs used to call up Bob Iger and tell him that Disney movies “sucked”
BusinessWeek has a in-depth piece up detailing the behind the scenes happenings that led to Disney purchasing Lucasfilm. The story is a must-read for any Star Wars fans out there, but there is an interesting nugget about Steve Jobs that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone familiar with his antics. While discussing Disney’s purchase […]
Continue reading...Newly elected Apple board member Bob Iger purchases $1 million in Apple shares
Friday, December 9, 2011
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Apple three weeks ago made some adjustments to its Board of Directors when it announced that longtime board member Arthur Levinson would become Chairman of the Board and that it had also tapped Disney CEO Robert A. Iger to become a new member of the board. Tim Cook had this to say about Iger in […]
Continue reading...When Steve Jobs put former Disney CEO Michael Eisner on blast
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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With Steve Jobs now re-elected to the Disney board of directors, we were reminded of the very public spat between Jobs and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner. Back in 2005, a year before Pixar would become a subsidiary of Disney, Eisner lambasted the characters in Pixar films as being “pretty pathetic” measured against those created […]
Continue reading...Disney shareholders re-elect Steve Jobs to Board of Directors
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Despite opposition form a group of investors, Disney shareholders voted to re-elect Steve Jobs to the company’s board of directors. A preliminary tally found that 74% of voting investors were in favor of keeping Disney’s entire 12-person board, including Jobs. The advisory group Glass Lewis & Co. recommended investors withhold support for Jobs, citing his […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs to maintain role as Disney board member while away on medical leave
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Apple’s share price took an expected hit last week when Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that he was taking a leave of absence from Apple to attend to an undisclosed medical condition. While Jobs will still remain involved in the company’s long-term and strategic decision making, the day to day CEO duties were left in […]
Continue reading...Disney acquires Tapulous for undisclosed sum
Friday, July 2, 2010
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Tapulous, the makers of the immensely popular Tap Tap Revenge franchise for the iPhone, were recently bought out by Disney according to a report in TechCrunch earlier this week. Tapulous’ music-oriented games appeal to a younger crowd in particular. The company puts out versions of Tap Tap Revenge featuring the songs of specific artists such […]
Continue reading...Disney excited over iPad possibilities, calls device a game changer
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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During Disney’s earnings conference call yesterday, Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed a few questions about Apple’s forthcoming iPad and expressed his excitement over what he deemed to be a game-changing device. When asked about new digital business models and what type of content Disney is working on in light of the iPad, Iger responded: We […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs and Apple help influence Disney’s upcoming retail plans
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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It’s no secret that Apple’s line of retail stores have been integral part of Apple’s resurgence as tech heavyweight. Despite an abundance of predictions that Apple’s retail initiative would be a complete and utter disaster, Apple succeeded where many other tech companies had failed by creating a retail environment that didn’t just sell merchandise, but […]
Continue reading...5 Apple rumors that never came true
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Did you hear that Steve Jobs is starting a band and is going to force all iTunes users to download his bands’ songs? I just hope that I can catch them on tour before Steve Jobs is rushed to the hospital for an emergency voice box transplant! Everyone loves a good Apple rumor, but hindsight […]
Continue reading...The significance of Apple’s product placement
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Anyone who caught the season premieres of “The Office” and “Heroes” on NBC might have noticed the conspicuous product placement of Apple products. On “The Office”, Jim and Pam video-chatted on a MacBook Pro, while on “Heroes”, Hiro Nakamura and his dad both had offices equipped with new iMacs perched on top of their desks. […]
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
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