Bob Igers Disney wanted Apple, Twitter, and 007
News Source : The Verge
News Summary
- An exit interview with the former Disney CEO confirms the massive deals that got away.
- According to Iger, Disney came close to buying Twitter from cofounder Jack Dorsey “at a very attractive price,” sometime prior to Elon Musk buying the social media platform in 2022 and changing its name to X.
- Iger had plans to turn Twitter into a global distribution platform for Disney, but walked away on the morning of the deal over concerns that it would be “a horrible distraction”
An exit interview with the former Disney CEO confirms the massive deals that got away.
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