Disney’s returning CEO Bob Iger once said that had Jobs lived, both sides would have discussed a merger
This statue could have been changed with Steve Jobs replacing Mickey Mouse
But let’s return to today’s town hall, shall we? According to Deadline, Iger addressed rumors about a rumored Apple-Disney merger. What rumors he was referring to are unknown since this writer hasn’t heard anything about such speculation for years. Nonetheless, Iger, who once upon a time was on Apple’s board (leaving when Apple started creating its own original video content), said that such talk amounted to (and we are paraphrasing at this point) poppycock. Iger says that any report of an Apple-Disney combination is “pure speculation.”
An acquisition of a company as big as Disney is not Apple’s style
Now we should mention that some analysts do, from time to time, push an Apple-Disney merger as a great deal for both firms. For Apple, it could put an Apple Store in the theme parks. The traffic that these stores would get from park attendees would be incredible to be sure. However, for most families working out a trip to Orlando or Anaheim requires a serious budget that probably wouldn’t leave much money left over to buy an iPhone or an Apple Watch. And perhaps Disney could benefit from rides loaded up with Apple-created technology.