As someone who's been a Disney fan for most of his life, the news that the company is buying Pixar (thereby making Steve Jobs Disney's largest shareholder and giving him a seat on the board) is good news and bad news at the same time.
The good news obviously is that it will bring a fresh dose of long-absent creativity to the Disney team, which will help the stock (which I own). The bad news is that it will likely be the final stab in the back of traditional animation... but then, maybe that art form's day is past.
I suppose on balance the good news outweighs the bad. To have someone like John Lasseter play a large creative role at Disney is definitely a plus. He knows and reveres the great Disney artists of old - those of you who know their Disney history noticed that the Pixar hit "The Incredibles" honored Disney legends Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston with a cameo appearance. And as computer capabilities continue to expand, maybe some day soon Disney/Pixar artists will paint and draw with their computers just as fluently and creatively as those legendary Nine Old Men http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Old_Men
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