Amaya Toman The most significant events in our overview today is undoubtedly the anniversary of the birth of Steve Jobs. Although it might seem that more than enough has already been said about the co-founder of Apple, his birth is definitely worth remembering. The second post of our today's overview will also be indirectly related to Jobs - the agreement on cooperation between Pixar and Disney.
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Steve Jobs was born (1955)
On February 24, 1955, Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs was born. Jobs grew up with his adoptive parents, and in 1976, together with Steve Wozniak, he founded the Apple company, from whose workshop the Apple I computer soon emerged. Jobs worked at Apple until 1985, after which he temporarily left and founded his own company, NeXT. Jobs returned to Apple in the second half of the nineties, when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. The situation at Apple gradually began to improve thanks to Jobs, and the company introduced iconic products to the world, such as the iMac G3, iBook, MacBook, and a little later also the iPhone, iPad, or services such as iTunes or the App Store. Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011.
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Pixar and Disney (1997)
On February 24, 1997, Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney entered into a ten-year five-film deal. The partnership covered not only films, but also other related products, such as videotapes, memorabilia or perhaps sequels of films, included in the agreement. Disney also agreed in the deal to buy one million shares of Pixar at fifteen dollars each, and also agreed to participate in financing the production of Pixar films. With the conclusion of the agreement, both companies also became full-fledged partners in creation, distribution and marketing.
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