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jan 1, 1986 - Jobs Buys Pixar

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In 1986. Jobs acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, Ltd. for $10 million USD, and renamed it Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and majority shareholder at 50.1% until The Walt Disney Company bought it for $7.4 billion USD on May 5, 2006. Jobs was Disney's largest individual shareholder at 7% and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.

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jan 1, 1986
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~ 39 years ago