A few days ago, Disney CEO Bob Iger stepped down from Apple's board of directors ahead of the launch of the TV+ streaming service in November - after all, the kingdom of the mouse is launching its own Disney+ streaming service that same month. Things might have turned out differently if Steve Jobs was still alive, because, according to Mr. Iger, under their leadership, a merger of Disney and Apple would have occurred (or, at least, would have been seriously considered). The leader told this drawn up which will be on sale soon.
Mr. Iger talked about his friendship with Steve Jobs, how Disney was able to acquire Pixar, even though the Apple co-founder had a deep-rooted hostility towards Disney at the time. He also noted that they discussed the future of television before the release of the iPhone and even then the idea of ββa platform similar to iTunes was expressed.
βWith every success that the company has made since Steve's death, there's always a moment where I think I wish Steve was here to see the successβ¦ I believe that if Steve were still alive, we would merge our companies, or at least discussed the possibility very seriously,β he wrote.
Bob Iger did not explain why he chose to focus on his relationship with Steve and Apple in his Vanity Fair article. Perhaps this is just an advertisement for his book, or perhaps there are attempts to carry out a merger between Disney and Apple. However, as noted by CNBC, such a deal is likely not to be approved now, because the merger of the two giants will create a real monster. At the moment, the companies are too big: Apple is worth $1 trillion and Disney is worth $300 billion.
Source: 3dnews.ru