Pixar punts Disney

Pixar decides to look for Nemo elsewhere, and dumps the mouse. CNN has the story. Looks like Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s getting the blame for this one.

It kind of makes sense on a few levels, especially considering Pixar CEO Steve Jobs’ other life as CEO of Apple. Apple’s getting more and more friendly with AOL/Time Warner, a competitor of Disney, who seems to be slowly aligning itself with the Microsoft camp. If Pixar signs something with AOL/Time Warner, I won’t be surprised. I just hope this recent move doesn’t alienate Jobs and Apple from Disney (owning USA’s ABC TV network, Touchstone, and Hollywood Records, among others), whom they need for Apple’s recent push into the content producers market. The press release and the quotes in the CNN article seem amicable enough though.