The iPhone was a cell phone and a mini-computer and
became a phenomenon.
one of the reasons for Pixar’s success was that he had given the
company’s creative division free reign to work their magic. Jobs
refused to accept any deal that limited their creative freedom.
In 2006, Jobs and the Disney Corporation finally came to an
agreement. Jobs sold stock shares of Pixar to Disney. However,
the deal did not remove Jobs from Pixar. Instead, it made Jobs
the largest shareholder in Disney. Jobs was now the chairman of
Disney’s board of directors. The deal also put John Lassiter, the
head of Pixar’s creative division, in charge of both Pixar’s and
Disney’s animation studios, which guaranteed that Pixar’s creative
team would not lose the freedom to practice their art without
interference.
Jobs thought that the deal was not only good for Pixar, but
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