At the company's shareholders' meeting on Tuesday, Steve Jobs assured investors that his role in the Disney deal that led to the purchase of Pixar for $7.4 billion by the family-friendly conglomerate does not mean he will neglect his own role at Apple.

According to Mercury News, one of the shareholders asked Steve Jobs directly whether he considered himself to be the "next Michael Eisner."

"That's a valid question,'' said Jobs, who will become a Disney board member. Some investors, he added, wonder if "I will spend all of my time at Disney -- and that couldn't be further from the truth.''

The move to put Jobs in one of the board seats on Disney, he said, only ensures that Pixar will continue to produce as well as it has until now. Having some supervision over his other pride and joy doesn't hurt, he argues.