Spencerian's Journal: Steve Jobs, the "Digital Mogul?"

Steve Jobs, who happens to hold down two CEO positions...one for some movie company, and another for some fruit company, has been making the Mouse's ears burn of late.

Most recently, Pixar, who created the best selling animated film to date, told Disney that Pixar would end their relationship of movie making and shop around for a better deal. Comments I've gleaned from a recorded Jobs interview also indicate the reasons were more than just financial--Jobs essentially accused the Disney management of making "embarrassing" creative decisions that brought them some pretty sad non-Pixar movies, such as "Treasure Planet."

Meanwhile, Jobs rides the waves of success, not only with Pixar, but with Apple Computer and its iPod music players, the iTunes Music Store (which exists primarily to sell iPods), and has had some good successes with its new Power Mac G5 computers.

Rumors swirl as well of talk from disgruntled Disney heirs and friends who apparently want someone's head on pike for driving the company nowhere fast.

Does all this attention and success make Jobs some sort of new baron of bytes in this mega-corporate age? Time will tell, but given the quagmire that has Disney investors in doubt of Eisner's leadership, as well as the desparate need in Hollywood to one-up itself, I think Jobs could find himself offered at least a seat on the board of Disney if--IF--nothing else in his world conflicts with the notion.

Three jobs as CEO for Steve Jobs? Well, I guess that wouldn't happen unless Disney attempts to buy Pixar and its innovative (and profitable) resources in exchange for Job's leadership...it's not like something similar has happened before...