Apparently for marketing purposes, the history of Pixar has been misrepresented for years (and still is - on its website, for example). The intent seems to have been to make it appear that Steve Jobs was the creative genius behind all aspects of Pixar, that it was a single, clear vision of his that he founded and funded without stint through thick and thin, putting the people together, forming the relationship with Disney, and even naming the company. The following six myths, which have been repeated hundreds of times in the press, cut to the heart of the matter. I step through each one carefully, citing source documents as evidence of t...