140K > 28k / 33k is very dramatic reduction
marriott cost is cheap vs starwood cost

13 other SPG also had substantial reductions

cant tell if it was official, but marriott may have announced premiums that they then decided not to implement, that would be another very nice decision by marriott during this process

"no more premiums above cat 7/8 ?" = relates to SPG (i believe forum says no new threads?)