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Let us keep things clearly in mind here... prior to Eisner taking over Disney, the company was dead. They couldn't make a film (animated or otherwise) so save their lives and they were nearly at the point where things were to be liquidated.
The team of Eisner, Wells and Katzenberg not only saved Disney from the dustbin of history (think RKO, MGM, etc.) and kept it afloat, they returned the reputation of excellence to the name Walt Disney. They figured out not only how to maintain only the highest standards, but also how to turn a very healthy profit. They returned animation to the feature screens and pioneered computer animation with their partnership in Pixar.
Eisner may have done a lot of things wrong in the past ten years, but he did more things right. There would not be a Disney to miss or lament or fear for the future of now if it weren't for Eisner's leadership and vision. Is his time past, and are Roy's points valid? Certainly. But also don't forget how he saved that studio.
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