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I did not hear from him again for over
three months, and then he called me again on I
forget what day of the week it was, but he said they 09:37:14
were going to fireI think it was the
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following Monday, and would I come back and run
Apple.
Q. And by "him you meanis
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contacting you?
A. Yes. He, of course, was, you know ee he
represented that he was speaking for the entire
board.
Q. Okay. Did the board, in fact, fire
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the following week?
A. Yes.
Q. And did you take on the role then as CEO?
A. Well, no, I did not. I was very concerned
that Pixar was a newly public company with
shareholders, employees, and I felt that to my 09:37:58
knowledge there had never been a CEO of two public
companies before. So I felt if I took the job, the
Pixar shareholders and employees would think I was
abandoning them.
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