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ProfessorGAC

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2. I Understand Your Cynicism, But...

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 02:59 PM

Sep 19

...what would be on it for Eisner?
He's an 83 year old guy with $4 billion. He only has about a half-percent of Disney.
If it goes down in value 50% (it won't), he still only loses $10 million.
So, I don't see how he gets anything from being Iger's surrogate.

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I'm pretty cynical, my first thought was and I don't like it or don't want to be right Eliot Rosewater Sep 19 #1

I Understand Your Cynicism, But... ProfessorGAC Sep 19 #2

Eisner isn't really that close to Iger obamanut2012 Sep 19 #3