The Apple CEO is being coy as ever, after over a decade of speculation that Apple and Disney would merge in some form or fashion. From Wired News:
A shareholder at the annual meeting at Apple's headquarters asked Jobs if he had any interest in becoming the Michael Eisner of Disney, referring to the company's former longtime CEO, and Jobs quipped he did not want to be Eisner.
A feud between the two executives nearly threatened the profitable relationship between Pixar and Disney before Jobs hammered out the Disney-Pixar acquisition deal in January with Eisner's replacement, Robert Iger.
Taking a more serious tone, Job said of the merger: "It's not because I want to be a senior manager at Disney. I don't want to do that." Jobs added that he thought Iger "is the best person to run Disney."
Jobs said he understood concerns that he would soon be spending more time at Disney, but "that couldn't be further from the truth," he said. "It'll require less of my time than Pixar did."
While Jobs publicly dismissed any notion of becoming a Disney executive, it remains unclear whether he could become Disney's chairman. Current Chairman George Mitchell is likely to retire next year when his term expires.
In January, Jobs said he does not see himself becoming Disney's chairman, although he did not explicitly rule it out.
Jobs to Disney would have Disney not-sucking as the desired effect, but it's hard to make Disney suck any more than it does now. Lion King 8 1/3rd, any one?
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