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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
July 13 2010 23:42 GMT
#41
On July 14 2010 08:22 Lightwip wrote:
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On July 14 2010 08:00 dukethegold wrote:
On July 13 2010 22:36 Not_A_Notion wrote:
SKT probably cutting costs, apparently marketing costs have gone up a great deal and their Q1 performance was poor, this article is about 2 months old but decisions like this often take that long to filter through

South Korean carrier SK Telecom has reported lackluster financial performance for the first quarter of the year, with net profits rising only 1.6 percent from a year earlier, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Despite the modest gain in net profit, operating profit showed a 15 percent decline in the same period.

The profit disparity has been blamed on a dramatic increase in marketing costs, paired with deep discounts necessitated by fierce competition in the mobile market. The iPhone, offered by rival KT Corp, is considered a driving force behind smartphone adoption.


SOURCE: electronista

EDIT* Sorry missed dukethegold's post


That seems to contribute more than my speculation post.

Guess what, SKT T1 falls directly in the "marketing cost" category.

If SKT is really that worried about cash...I am kinda worried about Boxer's contract with SKT.

According to Hyuk, Boxer is still being paid something like $150,000 a year due to the contract he signed after leaving ACE. His contract expires this year...and he has not exactly contributed to SKT's win rate other than coaching.

He might get paid less, but they can't drop him because he's pretty important because of his fanbase. B teamers won't be that big of a deal however.

Agreed.

Boxer doesn't play much for the team, but his "marketing value" (which is what this is all about) is more than a good portion of the SKT A-team.
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Jugan
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1566 Posts
July 13 2010 23:43 GMT
#42
So I looked up dove....

"Twinkie Terran"
LOL
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MisteR
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Netherlands595 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-14 01:33:49
July 14 2010 01:28 GMT
#43
SKT still has 18 men on the roster -_-

Besides, three of these guys retired one year ago: Dove, Dreamt and Rumble did not play games after may 2009. Answer and haita were barely there before being released, while bubble, ggman and tosslove were terrible. Given that they still have a huge b-team with at least three guys providing back up in every race, I don't think you can say that SKT fired "80% of their b-team" or are preparing for sc2, at all.

Do some research people >_>

EDIT:
The really interesting part is Miracle retiring. He wasn't all that bad, though he apparently had been slipping up big time, losing pretty much everything in the last couple of months. It's sad, since Miracle had been the backup terran behind Firebathero for the longest time, and now that FBH is leaving he won't step it up.

On the other hand, I'm pretty sure Miracle didn't have much in the way of talent, so maybe KHAN is better off going all-in on Sharp (lol) and Turn.
Nal_Ra/Much/Horang2/Flying fighting!~
Crunchums
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States11144 Posts
July 14 2010 01:29 GMT
#44
huh, I wonder why Miracle retired
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Ursadon-n-Pals
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States928 Posts
July 14 2010 01:33 GMT
#45
Whoa... so many SKT players released.
Nothing worth having comes easy.
AnyOne
Profile Joined January 2008
Chile547 Posts
July 14 2010 01:34 GMT
#46
noooooooooo in_dovee T.T
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