Am I the only one that thinks Berkshire Hathaway's site is a massive pile of shit ?

I mean seriously, this is straight out of 1995. Buffet is worth billions and so is his holding company. He couldn't drop a thousand dollars and make it look presentable?

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/

 

I agree, but couldn't imagine it any other way.

It's a totally Buffet style site, they spared ALL the expenses. I have no doubt that at some meeting 10 years ago they asked Warren if they should update and he said something along the lines of "we just need to be able to deliver the information, the site is just for investors" and "why spend the extra dollar."

It's not like they don't believe in the internet, the portfolio companies' sites (ie: the consumer-facing companies) are all sufficiently modernized.

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Nouveau Richie:
I agree, but couldn't imagine it any other way.

It's a totally Buffet style site, they spared ALL the expenses. I have no doubt that at some meeting 10 years ago they asked Warren if they should update and he said something along the lines of "we just need to be able to deliver the information, the site is just for investors" and "why spend the extra dollar."

It's not like they don't believe in the internet, the portfolio companies' sites (ie: the consumer-facing companies) are all sufficiently modernized.

I mean, I understand what his thought process was when he had that pile of crap thrown together, but seriously, a little color, maybe organizing data a little better with a side bar, something. It was almost as if he just had it put together because he is technologically inept and cannot navigate websites.

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Uh oh, two stuck up douche bags coming to defend the traditional principles of how financial institutions can present themselves.

Yes, I am an out of work web developer trying to look for open opportunities on WSO. Am I doing it right?

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son.
 
Nefarious-:
Uh oh, two stuck up douche bags coming to defend the traditional principles of how financial institutions can present themselves.

Yes, I am an out of work web developer trying to look for open opportunities on WSO. Am I doing it right?

Stuck up douche bag? I've been reading through your posts and I think you should get a better look at yourself in the mirror.

Landing a web design gig for BH's website and updating 1 page would make you more money than working your imaginary job being a financial specialist (ie. register boy) at McDonalds.

You forgot to ask me if I wanted fries with that.

 
Eyez:
Nefarious-:
Uh oh, two stuck up douche bags coming to defend the traditional principles of how financial institutions can present themselves.

Yes, I am an out of work web developer trying to look for open opportunities on WSO. Am I doing it right?

Stuck up douche bag? I've been reading through your posts and I think you should get a better look at yourself in the mirror.

Landing a web design gig for BH's website and updating 1 page would make you more money than working your imaginary job being a financial specialist (ie. register boy) at McDonalds.

You forgot to ask me if I wanted fries with that.

two comments on the site and both of them were retarded.

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Nouveau Richie:
Wait, am I one of those two? or are you talking about those other guys? lol.

no not you :P

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oh shit, the website looks so cheap it actually made me laugh out loud. I have a feeling Warren's doing it for the irony.

You know you've been working too hard when you stop dreaming about bottles of champagne and hordes of naked women, and start dreaming about conditional formatting and circular references.
 
Zweihander:
oh shit, the website looks so cheap it actually made me laugh out loud. I have a feeling Warren's doing it for the irony.

That Warren, always such a hipster.

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I've looked at numerous multi-hundred million dollar companies that have equally terrible websites. It ALWAYS frustrates me! Honestly, websites are often the first place people visit when trying to evaluate if they want to use a company's services. It is an incredibly important advertising tool and should not be ignored given how cheap it is to hire a developer. Ridiculous!

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The site is basic and everything you need to find is right in front of your face. Pissing away money to make a website really doesn't jive with Buffet's value principals.

I really don't see the problem.

 
MSFHQ:
The site is basic and everything you need to find is right in front of your face. Pissing away money to make a website really doesn't jive with Buffet's value principals.

I really don't see the problem.

Pissing away money? Warren Buffet could have gone to the school of graphic communication at Nebraska and had some dumb college kid do it for free.

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son.
 

berkshire's site is great

there are a number of holding companies like warren's that have similar layouts

it would probably be a bit different if he were a PE fund trying to raise money

 

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Yes, because a flashy website is indicative of a great investment firm. Buffet is a simple guy who has a pretty straight forward investment strategy. The people who follow him and want him to manage their money could give a shit about the website. Everything you need to know and would want to know is right in front of your face. No need to complicate things.

What is more concerning for me is the fact that you give a fuck about the website. I care about returns, not about a website. Learn to focus on what is important, it will pay off later in life.

 
MSFHQ:
Yes, because a flashy website is indicative of a great investment firm. Buffet is a simple guy who has a pretty straight forward investment strategy. The people who follow him and want him to manage their money could give a shit about the website. Everything you need to know and would want to know is right in front of your face. No need to complicate things.

What is more concerning for me is the fact that you give a fuck about the website. I care about returns, not about a website. Learn to focus on what is important, it will pay off later in life.

Another internet all-star.

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son.
 
MSFHQ:
Listen, your opinion has been shared. You care about a slick website. I care about performance.

The marketing website is across the street. This is a finance forum.

The fact that my opinion got under your skin enough for you to come back and not only comment about a company's website, but also go and click a button to throw monkey shit at me, all due to a topic centered around a company's website, is hilariously pathetic.

Have fun living in your self delusional bubble of tradition and non conformity.

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son.
 
MSFHQ:
You irritate me for many reasons, including your idiotic opinions.

FYI, I am not the only one capable of throwing shit at you.

Anthony, the fact that you let someone on the internet actually annoy you on an emotional level in real life is fucking pathetic and speaks volumes of you as an actual human being. I am nothing more than text on a screen and you let that get to you?

You are the only one that has actually taken a personal stance against my opinion (which has been shared by other users as wells) towards the simplicity of a website of a multi billion dollar holding company. I am a fan of minimalism, but the site is nothing more than lazy. In any event, the reason for this thread was to show the hilarity of his company being worth so much and his website looking like shit.

Your above quote is laughable as I have made posts before which you have quoted and said you agree with.

This is neither here, nor there. As I previously stated, it is my opinion that the site could be better, but in your tiny mind that equates to me wanting to be in marketing and not fit to be in the financial sector. Amazing logic.

Let me ask you something, if you don't think a website needs flash, why the fuck did you go to the trouble to have a backdrop of wallstreet on your blog? Seems to me you went out of your way to make your blog look sleek.

For someone that posts over an average of 40 times a week on this site and is suppose to be a "coveted member" of the community, I would expect a little more maturity towards people expressing their opinions.

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son.
 
Nefarious-:
MSFHQ:
You irritate me for many reasons, including your idiotic opinions.

FYI, I am not the only one capable of throwing shit at you.

Anthony, the fact that you let someone on the internet actually annoy you on an emotional level in real life is fucking pathetic and speaks volumes of you as an actual human being. I am nothing more than text on a screen and you let that get to you?

You are the only one that has actually taken a personal stance against my opinion (which has been shared by other users as wells) towards the simplicity of a website of a multi billion dollar holding company. I am a fan of minimalism, but the site is nothing more than lazy. In any event, the reason for this thread was to show the hilarity of his company being worth so much and his website looking like shit.

Your above quote is laughable as I have made posts before which you have quoted and said you agree with.

This is neither here, nor there. As I previously stated, it is my opinion that the site could be better, but in your tiny mind that equates to me wanting to be in marketing and not fit to be in the financial sector. Amazing logic.

Let me ask you something, if you don't think a website needs flash, why the fuck did you go to the trouble to have a backdrop of wallstreet on your blog? Seems to me you went out of your way to make your blog look sleek.

For someone that posts over an average of 40 times a week on this site and is suppose to be a "coveted member" of the community, I would expect a little more maturity towards people expressing their opinions.

MSFHQ is Anthony??? He's been acting meaner ever since he changed his name...

 

Where did I reference other posts in why you irritate me? I think you are looking at the wrong things, plain and simple. Also, comparing my website to anything WB does is silly. My site is directed at individual viewers. No one is going to bershires site to "poke" around.

Yes, the site is plain, but so is Buffett.

Trust me dude, there are levels of irritation and this is fractional. No need to write a novella in response to my post.

 

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