Apple’s Flirtation with Media Extends Back Decades

USA Today: A report last week that Apple considered a bid for Time Warner should not come as a surprise. Rumors of Apple’s fascination with the entertainment industry stretch back at least two decades to Steve Jobs’ stewardship of Pixar Animation Studios, the computer-animation film studio that was once a piece of Lucasfilm. “Toy Story,” the first film from Pixar, was not only a mega-hit but a cultural touchstone.