So, from what I read, Disney made an offer and Sony declined because they wanted to keep the deal as-is? Doesn't sound like they negotiated much. I guess we'll see how much influence Feige has over the company as a whole if he can get a deal a done. I'm with Adrock, however, in thinking Disney will just overpay, which is honestly fair, since Disney retains the merchandising rights.
I can understand where both are coming from. Especially with Sony now having the "keys to the kingdom" with a Spider-Man template that works and a Venom spin-off that also worked. The problem is, of course, that they could end up shooting themselves in the foot by making a Spider-Man movie without a lot of the characters in the last movie (which could lose the audiences) or worse, making a bunch of bad movies that lose money.