EPTgross profit - operating expenses = operating income (EBIT)
operating income - interest - taxes = net income
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zdd
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SoleSteeler
Canada5472 Posts
On June 26 2008 09:36 Plexa wrote: btw whens the next image coming out? They're up sometime after I go to bed, but before I wake up. So sometime after 12:30 AM EST, and before 8:00 AM EST.  | ||
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Showtime!
Canada2938 Posts
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Nitrogen
United States5345 Posts
On June 26 2008 09:56 SoleSteeler wrote: They're up sometime after I go to bed, but before I wake up. So sometime after 12:30 AM EST, and before 8:00 AM EST. Last night it came a few minutes after 12:00 AM PST. | ||
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Cobalt
United States441 Posts
On June 26 2008 10:02 Showtime! wrote: Stop saying D3. The DMMORPG won't be called that. Secondly, many of you don't know how MMO works. Either way with WoW Blizzard is set to make shitloads of money for many years to come. In all fairness, which is easier to say? "D3" or "a new Diablo game"? While the latter encompasses more when both phrases are taken literally, people understand that the former actually refers to the latter, so it's just a convenience to use it. Honestly, it really isn't that big of a deal what people call it before it even has a name, so long as it's understood what the term refers to. | ||
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SpiritAshura
United States1271 Posts
On June 26 2008 09:56 SoleSteeler wrote: They're up sometime after I go to bed, but before I wake up. So sometime after 12:30 AM EST, and before 8:00 AM EST. if i recall correctly, its at 3 am eastern/midnight pacific time since blizzard is located in california. | ||
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Taurent
Canada401 Posts
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MTF
United States1739 Posts
On June 26 2008 09:56 SoleSteeler wrote: They're up sometime after I go to bed, but before I wake up. So sometime after 12:30 AM EST, and before 8:00 AM EST. Seems they have another place in LA, so PDT (two hours behind CST and three behind EST, due to it being summer) if they're running the site through that station. Edit: It's Irvine, California, not Texas, so it was PDT all along. >.> | ||
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SoleSteeler
Canada5472 Posts
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Vedic
United States582 Posts
On June 26 2008 09:53 zdd wrote: revenue (net sales) - cost of goods sold = gross profit gross profit - operating expenses = operating income (EBIT) operating income - interest - taxes = net income Right, and the only values in question were revenue, which is income before deductions. At $15/person/month, that's $150,000,000 x3 for a quarter, coming to $450,000,000 At $30/game copy/person, that's $21,000,000 Blizzard brought in: $296,000,000 How much it should be: $471,000,000 That brings us to $471,000,000 - well over $150,000,000 above the kind of income that Blizzard would receive for that number of CURRENT subscribers. I have no information on income from sales of games like SC/D2/WC3, merchandise sales, tournament server fees, character name change fees, or realm transfer fees, but it would only strengthen my case. I'm sure Blizzard has seen 10,000,000 accounts created, but in no way is there nearly that many active subscribers. | ||
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Gaetele
Esper760 Posts
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Nitrogen
United States5345 Posts
On June 26 2008 10:11 MTF wrote: Well, Blizzard HQ is in Irvine, Texas which is on Central Standard Time (GMT - 5), which is an hour behind your time. So, it seems likely that they come up at/around 12am (midnight) CST, seeing as it's a new day at Blizz HQ starting then. Seems they have another place in LA, so PDT (an hour behind CST and two behind EST) if they're running the site through that station. I thought Irvine is in California, and that is the HQ. They've been releasing the new picture updates at 12:00 AM PST, too. | ||
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MTF
United States1739 Posts
On June 26 2008 10:25 Nitrogen23 wrote: I thought Irvine is in California, and that is the HQ. They've been releasing the new picture updates at 12:00 AM PST, too. Haha, I'm dumb and didn't double check to see if my memory was correct. You're right. : x | ||
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Nitrogen
United States5345 Posts
On June 26 2008 10:28 MTF wrote: Haha, I'm dumb and didn't double check to see if my memory was correct. You're right. : x i r teh winrar | ||
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KingHillBilly
United States105 Posts
On June 26 2008 10:23 Vedic wrote: Right, and the only values in question were revenue, which is income before deductions. At $15/person/month, that's $150,000,000 x3 for a quarter, coming to $450,000,000 At $30/game copy/person, that's $21,000,000 Blizzard brought in: $296,000,000 How much it should be: $471,000,000 That brings us to $471,000,000 - well over $150,000,000 above the kind of income that Blizzard would receive for that number of CURRENT subscribers. I have no information on income from sales of games like SC/D2/WC3, merchandise sales, tournament server fees, character name change fees, or realm transfer fees, but it would only strengthen my case. I'm sure Blizzard has seen 10,000,000 accounts created, but in no way is there nearly that many active subscribers. Wow subscribers in Asia do not follow the same 15$ a month payment schedule and has a large number of subscribers,which would account for your confusion. | ||
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SoleSteeler
Canada5472 Posts
The subscription model isn't the same in other places too, from what I remember. | ||
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Vedic
United States582 Posts
Wow subscribers in Asia do not follow the same 15$ a month payment schedule and has a large number of subscribers,which would account for your confusion. Good catch, but I doubt that would make up the $170,000,000 missing income. There's still the matter of income from other IPs and fees to be added to that, as well. | ||
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Lysithea
Sweden204 Posts
On June 26 2008 10:23 Vedic wrote: I'm sure Blizzard has seen 10,000,000 accounts created, but in no way is there nearly that many active subscribers. I'm sorry I have to prove you wrong, wow has 10million current subscribers, that's not including the canceled or free 10days accounts. Chart of their massive growth over the years One million concurrent players in china, then imagine adding all of the Oceanic, American and European players. I know, it's insane. Also, here's a report on their income for 2007 from wow alone.$1.2 billion (€814 million) in revenue last year. | ||
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iNCuBuS_
United States905 Posts
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SpiritAshura
United States1271 Posts
On June 26 2008 10:40 iNCuBuS_ wrote: So the new image up there has that sword-rune thing, the Shakuras (or some other protoss) symbol, and another symbol in the top right area I dont know. I think those might just be little snapshots or whatever of games that they've already released. Could it be a diablo symbol or the lost vikings? I dunno i wont bother saying anything to this other than read the thread, you might want to do it very quickly as well, the flames will arrive soon most likely. | ||
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