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They still do it.
I just visited to check before posting, and didn't see it, but I guess I shouldn't assume that one visit to google.com is typical.
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Please no, I like interesting and engaging design
The problem is when interesting and engaging design starts taking priority over functionality. This is fine for entertainment focused sites that are meant to capture your attention and help you burn some time. This is terrible for sites that fulfill some real purpose. For example, I don't want my healthcare website to have a flashy design, I want it to just work in a reliable way.
This web design reminds me a lot of when Apple "bravely" removed the 3.5mm AUX jack from the iPhone. Everyone scorned and mocked their simplified design, then copied it a year later. However, I don't know if there's anything equivalent to forcing companies to make better Bluetooth headsets in this case - maybe making people appreciate big fonts more?
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#93Uh oh! Check out the Legal Disclaimer. >Reproduction or distribution of any materials obtained on this website or linking to this website without written permission is prohibited. Linking to this website without written permission is strictly prohibited. Really hope meesterdude obtained said required written permission prior posting.
Is there any way to contact the webmaster for the site? It's important to let them know of any extraneous linking that may occur.
The email goes to the same person you must ask before describing an NFL broadcast.
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#94What a great example of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
It’s extremely hard to read on mobile though.
I'd be curious to know how many people access the Berkshire Hathaway website from a phone. If they do get any mobile traffic, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it's from more BlackBerries than iPhones.
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#95I think this has been posted multiple times but, yeah, they are never going to succeed with a website like this.
This plus never doing a stock split despite BRK.A trading at $468,000 per share are little details that show what an extraordinary and unique company it is. I don't think there's anyone in finance who cares about appearances less than Warren Buffet. The fact that he chooses to stay in Omaha, Nebraska instead of a penthouse in Manhattan's Financial District also seems to tie in to his modus operandi.
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Would seem hard to enforce or unenforceable. Was that ever even a thing where a website could disallow linking to it?
I had a bunch of sites on a shared host a while back. I got an email from the hosting company saying they'd had a legal notification from a site I was linking to that demanded I removed links to their website or they'd take legal action against the host (and me by extension?!). Despite me pointing out the ridiculousness of the situation, as well as the SEO benefit to the original site no one would listen and it ended…
Move your hosting to the Google cloud and let these guys bang on Google's door for a few years.
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I had a bunch of sites on a shared host a while back. I got an email from the hosting company saying they'd had a legal notification from a site I was linking to that demanded I removed links to their website or they'd take legal action against the host (and me by extension?!). Despite me pointing out the ridiculousness of the situation, as well as the SEO benefit to the original site no one would listen and it ended…
Move your hosting to the Google cloud and let these guys bang on Google's door for a few years.
Or have your Google account blocked because Google is too lazy and have yourself banging on Google’s door
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They’re not Buffet’s side hustle. They’re Berkshire subsidiaries. It’s more like Microsoft’s website having an ad for an GitHub or LinkedIn on it.
To be clear I think the weirdnesses is in the pseudo-personal tone of it. This isn’t your uncle trying to sell you on his new business during thanksgiving dinner. This is a billionaire trying to sell low low prices to presumably investors.
That’s kind of Buffet’s thing.
“Value” is a big philosophy of his, in investing and in business strategy, and many of his followers believe the same.
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#99Uh oh! Check out the Legal Disclaimer. >Reproduction or distribution of any materials obtained on this website or linking to this website without written permission is prohibited. Linking to this website without written permission is strictly prohibited. Really hope meesterdude obtained said required written permission prior posting.
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Is that you, Terry A Davis??