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Also, this is not bad, considering it's the 8th largest publicly traded company in the world: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/

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I think I heard something about Warren Buffet paying the eleven-year-old kid of a relative to put up his site, seriously.

Then he did a pretty good job.

If you have a source, I'd love to read that story.

You know, I believe I read about that on HN long ago. Google is utterly failing me for the lookup, though.

Maybe I could appreciate that, maybe, if it weren't for the GEICO ad on there?

I can't even take it seriously. If I didn't know what that company was to start out with I would certainly never, ever, invest in them.

Which I think means the website absolutely sucks.

That's not the intended audience. They are not going to sell shares on the base of the website alone.

The web site is there to inform fans and shareholders.

By the way:

"If you have any comments about our WEB page, you can either write us at the address shown above or e-mail us at berkshire@berkshirehathaway.com. However, due to the limited number of personnel in our corporate office, we are unable to provide a direct response."

GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, so the ad is appropriate.

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