Bob Iger believes that Apple and Disney could have merged if Steve Jobs had remained Apple’s CEO.
It is common knowledge that Apple and Disney have always had a very good relationship with each other. The two companies are obviously very different in what they do, but back when Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple, was in Disney administration, the two companies were closely related to each other.
Bob Iger thinks Apple and Disney could merge
At the same time, according to Seeking Alpha in an interview with CNBC with former Disney boss Bob Iger, the latter is convinced that if Steve Jobs had not died in 2011 and continued to lead Apple, it is quite possible that Disney and Apple would eventually merge. Although there has never been any official discussion or even the slightest idea that such an operation could arise, Bob Iger believes that this is the direction anyone could go.
if Steve Jobs could stay as CEO of Apple
In the words of the former Disney CEO, “I’m really sure we would have this discussion. I think we’d get to that.”Bob Iger bases his opinion on the fact that Steve Jobs always liked the idea of combining “big technology”with “great creativity.”It’s hard to imagine the place that Disney could take in Apple’s overall strategy, but it could all be very interesting, not to mention that such an operation would lead to an absolutely titanic company.
That being said, if Steve Jobs had been able to stay in his role as Apple’s CEO, it’s also unclear whether we’d have the Apple company we have today, since Steve Jobs wouldn’t necessarily have taken the lead. Cupertino’s current boss is Tim Cook.