Steve Jobs buys Marvel : Adamantium MacBook imminent

18 Comments on Steve Jobs buys Marvel : Adamantium MacBook imminent

Arlene on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 12:39 am


Mac OS X Catwoman

first?

crsrc on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 12:41 am


WTF. what’s wrong with Thor? Thor is my favorite comic book character. It’s probably the first comic book movie I’ve actually ever looked forward to

Carlo on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 1:30 am


Don’t forget X-Men’s Shadowcat!

Xero on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 2:41 am


..wait. Steve jobs owns Disney!? i knew he rain Pixar between his jobs at Apple computers and Apple computers but i was not aware he was Satan (I have issues w Disney so sue me)

KenseiDave on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 7:46 am


He doesn’t own Disney, he is on the Board of Directors

“In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd which was spun off as Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and majority shareholder until its acquisition by the Walt Disney Company in 2006. Jobs is currently a member of Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors.”

Dave on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 8:44 am


“Immanent”? Spell check much?

I’m with Carlo, I’ve always been a Shadowcat (back when she was Sprite and Ariel too) fan. And I’m not sure what your deal with Thor is.

Dr. Macenstein on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 9:02 am


@ Dave,
Yeah, sorry about that. I actually DID spell check it, and “Immanent” came up as a perfectly crommulent word, and actually seems to mean about the same thing as “Imminent” - I guess I was sloppy there. You have bested me, sir.
- The Doc

DanTheMan on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 9:54 am


For starters Steve does not OWN Disney. He is the SINGLE largest shareholder of the corporation. After disney bought PIXAR, steve’s share’s in disney became quite large. He has alot of pull there, that’s for sure.
He is not the LARGEST share hold, he is the SINGLE LARGEST shareholder. Their is a difference. Since Disney is a corporation with shareholders, it is not owned by one person.
Dan

Jonro on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 10:27 am


For the literal-minded, I suspect that the Doc was being a little tongue-in-cheek with his headline. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t think that Steve Jobs sent $4 billion to Marvel via Paypal and bought the company. As he is on Disney’s board of directors, he probably had plenty of input into the decision.

But, Doc, what’s wrong with Thor? He’s my favorite character from Norse mythology and did a fine job representing the Asgard against the Giants. Hooray for Thorsday!

GodzFire on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 10:29 am


We still have Lynx, Cougar, and finally Lion which takes us through 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9, for a new naming scheme to start with OSX’s big OSX1 or OS 11 or whatever.

Dave-O on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 10:36 am


Yeah, it’s definitely cromulent when you’re addressing The Pope. Perhaps you were suggesting the new adamantium MacBook would be divine.

Since the Doc was joking when he equated Disney with Jobs (the way serious journalists shamelessly equate Apple with Jobs), I’m not sure what the nitpicking is about.

Dave-O on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 10:38 am


@GodzFire, we’ve already had Cougar. Version 10.1 Puma.

Killer's Dad on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 12:18 pm


As of 1/16/2009 Disney Proxy Statement Steven P. Jobs owned 138,000,007 shares representing 7.4% of outstanding shares.

All other Board members together own 7.9% of Disney stock.

Jobs is the only individual who owns more than 5% of Disney.

And he is the only Board member who is, at his request, exempted from any compensation from the Walt Disney Company.

Hey, with 138 Million shares his dividend income alone is $48.3 Million a year.

crsrc on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 1:09 pm


so jobs doesn’t make any money at Disney and he makes $1 at Apple, where does he get his money? I always just assumed he made his money from Disney

GodzFire on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 1:58 pm


Dave-O, the Cougar is also known as puma, mountain lion, catamount, or panther.

Here’s an official list of OSX Cat Names:

Version Codename
1.0 Hera
Public Beta Kodiak
10.0 Cheetah
10.1 Puma
10.2 Jaguar
10.3 Panther
10.4 Tiger
10.5 Leopard
10.6 Snow Leopard

As such, the NAME Cougar has yet to be used.

ChaimBitton on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 2:27 pm


Speaking of spell check, there is a good program Spell Check Anywhere (SpellCheckAnywhere.Net) it adds spell check to all programs.

Sam on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 3:29 pm


“Cougar (Puma concolor), also known as puma, mountain lion, catamount, or panther…”
[ via Wikipedia ]

Does that mean 10.1 and 10.3 were actually the same OS? Sounds like a secret Apple conspiracy to me…

Partners in Grime on Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 6:50 pm


Cougar? Only if she makes Mac Chick of the month.

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