Steve Jobs dead

Torplexed · 10-05-11, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

He did not found Pixar, he bought the studio from Disney prior to "Finding Nemo".

Actually he bought it from LucasArt for 10 million, renamed it and later teamed up with Disney. The studio was a bit of a money pit until Toy Story came out in 1995. Disney bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion. The transaction made Jobs the largest shareholder in Disney.

CaptainHaplo · 10-05-11, 08:05 PM

I stand corrected. I knew he bought it and got the buyers from and buyers to mixed up. Thanks!

Still sad to see him go. May not have liked his stuff - but he was a very creative man.

Torplexed · 10-05-11, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

I stand corrected. I knew he bought it and got the buyers from and buyers to mixed up. Thanks!

I've always wondered how much George Lucas regretted letting it go. A factor contributing to Lucas' sale was an increase in cash flow difficulties following his 1983 divorce, which coincided with the sudden drop off in revenues from Star Wars licenses following the release of Return of the Jedi and the disastrous box-office performance of Howard the Duck.

Howard the Duck.....if ever a film deserved to die it was that one.

Syxx_Killer · 10-05-11, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Howard the Duck.....if ever a film deserved to die it was that one.

That and TerrorVision.

CaptainHaplo · 10-05-11, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

I've always wondered how much George Lucas regretted letting it go. A factor contributing to Lucas' sale was an increase in cash flow difficulties following his 1983 divorce, which coincided with the sudden drop off in revenues from Star Wars licenses following the release of Return of the Jedi and the disastrous box-office performance of Howard the Duck.

Howard the Duck.....if ever a film deserved to die it was that one.

Bite your tongue - Howard the Duck was one of the best movies EVER!

Lea Thompson...... YUMMY

Dang movie made me wish I was a duck!

Torplexed · 10-05-11, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Bite your tongue - Howard the Duck was one of the best movies EVER!

Lea Thompson...... YUMMY

Dang movie made me wish I was a duck!

Okay...maybe it had one redeeming feature.

breadcatcher101 · 10-05-11, 10:07 PM

I read up on him today. Really an interesting life he had especially how he started out in his line of work with HP. Seemed to take him awhile to find himself but when he did he really took off. He will be missed and remembered for a very long time.

August · 10-05-11, 10:30 PM

I'm not one of those Apple pod people but the first personal computer I ever used was an Apple IIe. The first real computer game I ever played was on a Macintosh Plus.

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CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I stand corrected. I knew he bought it and got the buyers from and buyers to mixed up. Thanks! Still sad to see him go. May not have liked his stuff - but he was a very creative man. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,217 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm not one of those Apple pod people but the first personal computer I ever used was an Apple IIe. The first real computer game I ever played was on a Macintosh Plus. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I read up on him today. Really an interesting life he had especially how he started out in his line of work with HP. Seemed to take him awhile to find himself but when he did he really took off. He will be missed and remembered for a very long time.