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‘Wall-E’: An Homage to Mr. Jobs

by dineshameh | July 16, 2008 at 02:16 am

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Eve, left, and, Wall-e, right, in the animated film, “Wall-E.” (Credit: Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures)

Talk about product placements.

“Wall-E,” the Pixar movie that took in $62.5 million over the weekend, is chock-full of references to Apple products. Perhaps that’s because Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, used to own Pixar before he sold it to the Walt Disney Company.

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Sanjay Jha

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at 02:23 on July 16th, 2008

dineshameh, I think your story has potential but needs some improvement. I've got a few suggestions, and if you give them a try, I'd be happy to remove this flag.

I wasnt sure what was newsworthy in this story. News should always be about posting current stuff - new things you've discovered.

Please review What Makes News News. It can really help if you follow the old "W5" news formula -- making sure you have answered the questions: Who? What? Where? When? And Why? (You might want to check out our J-Tips for more help.)