Earthlink CEO says cutting off Helio was a "difficult decision"
By Donald Melanson 
posted Feb 8th 2008 1:12PM
posted Feb 8th 2008 1:12PM
It's hardly been a secret that Helio was causing some problems for Earthlink, but the company's CEO has just now weighed in himself on the matter, offering some comments on the situation and Helio's now former CEO Sky Dayton in one of those always exciting earnings calls. As mocoNews reports, Earthlink's Rolla Huff says the company "made hard decisions around getting our cost structure down," including the "very difficult decision...to not continue making incremental investments in Helio." Huff apparently laid none of the blame on Helio's Sky Dayton, however, saying simply that "Sky has a history of creating and building strong brands and he's done a great job at that with Helio," and that they "very much appreciate his willingness to be involved in getting Helio to this point in its life cycle." Of course, that was hardly the entire purpose of the call, and those concerned with the nitty gritty of earnings details can get their fix by hitting up the read link below.
he's a scientologist
I didn't know Helio was making problems for anyone. What the heck?
Sorry to be a grammar tool but there may be a possible typo...
"Huff apparently laid none ON the blame on Helio's Sky Dayton"
Took me a bit to figure out what was being said so it may trip some others up, as well.
That's all.
MVNOs are an expensive business. It literally costs hundreds of millions of dollars to build out a new brand, devices, services and subscriber base. EarthLink simply doesn't have the cash to play in that game. SK Telecom, on the other hand, does - which is why they've taken a majority stake in (and operational control of) Helio.
TJ Johnson, thats not a typo, it makes sense the way it is
See TJ was kinda a Grammar Nazi, but at least he was right. This was the original post:
"Huff apparently laid none on the blame on Helio's Sky Dayton"
It should have read
:Huff apparently laid none of the blame on Helio's Sky Dayton:
Engadget fixed it but still, it was NOT fine the way it was.
is that the guy from Nip/Tuck?
With names like "Sky Dalton" and "Rolla Huff" it sounds like they should be selling adult movies over cellphones anyway.
Being that Sky founded Earthlink and elink is a Scientology haven, is it any wonder there are only kind words for Sky?
nice rug
He looks like a young Harrison Ford. What good is a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station is not my idea of courage. It's more like, suicide.