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My personal fav: 148kb, $530B company. https://www.berkshirehathaway.com https://www.berkshirehathaway.com

by syassami 6y ago

conductr 6y ago
Seems impressive but considering most holding companies have no website maybe it’s bloated
bak3y 6y ago
Copyright © 1978-2020 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Can it be assumed that this same website has been in place since 1978? Obviously not exactly like it is now, but probably not far off.
- vitus 6y ago
  I'd assume not, given that Tim Berners-Lee hadn't invented HTTP yet. But, the website looks rather similar to how it did back in 2001 (with the recognizable two-column list of bullet points): https://web.archive.org/web/20011129002047/https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20011129002047/https://www.berks...
- zerocrates 6y ago
  HTML being from the early 90s or so, I wanna say "no." I wonder what the logic for the 1978 date is. It's hard for me to believe they had any reasonably connected predecessor of this in 1978.
  - ciabattabread 6y ago
    It’s the copyright for the entire website. There’s a letter to shareholders written March 14, 1978 - https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1977.html https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1977.html
criddell 6y ago
I assume you went through the proper channels to get written permission to make that link. From the legal disclaimer at the bottom: > linking to this website without written permission is prohibited
- wackro 6y ago
  How enforceable is this? And what's the likelihood anyone would try to enforce it?
  - gohbgl 6y ago
    Probably as enforceable as having "looking at me is prohibited" written on your shirt while walking down the street.
jyriand 6y ago
Just for your information, from their legal page: "...linking to this website without written permission is prohibited." Not sure what is meant by this, but I found it funny.
- vulcan01 6y ago
  IANAL What I think they mean by this is that you shouldn't link to resources on their website to make it seem like they endorse your (product, website, whatever).
- bbarnett 6y ago
  Imagine if we all wrote?
  - tsjq 6y ago
    HN hug of love, by snail mail. Buffet Bro would get so busy BRK share price might drop a few bucks due to this alone ;-)
- libria 6y ago
  That same sentence starts (paraphrasing) "[Copying or giving out of any stuff gotten on this domain ... is banned]" so merely quoting the legal terms is also "illegal".
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frogpelt 6y ago
That's not completely fair since they are an investment holding company. How about you average their subsidiary web pages? Start with DQ.com (Dairy Queen)
tenebrisalietum 6y ago
Want to tell them you like it? Better buy a stamp. "If you have any comments about our WEB page, you can write us at the address shown above. However, due to the limited number of personnel in our corporate office, we are unable to provide a direct response." I see they have a link to "Berkshire Activewear". Now that's a much much more heavyweight page.
nekopa 6y ago
And it has an ad on it. (Boy do I miss the days of Google's text only ads)
anamexis 6y ago
Including an ad, no less.
m463 6y ago
and it has an ad for geico

My personal fav: 148kb, $530B company. https://www.berkshirehathaway.com https://www.berkshirehathaway.com

conductr 6y ago

Seems impressive but considering most holding companies have no website maybe it’s bloated

bak3y 6y ago

vitus 6y ago
I'd assume not, given that Tim Berners-Lee hadn't invented HTTP yet. But, the website looks rather similar to how it did back in 2001 (with the recognizable two-column list of bullet points): https://web.archive.org/web/20011129002047/https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20011129002047/https://www.berks...
zerocrates 6y ago
HTML being from the early 90s or so, I wanna say "no." I wonder what the logic for the 1978 date is. It's hard for me to believe they had any reasonably connected predecessor of this in 1978.
- ciabattabread 6y ago
  It’s the copyright for the entire website. There’s a letter to shareholders written March 14, 1978 - https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1977.html https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1977.html

criddell 6y ago

I assume you went through the proper channels to get written permission to make that link. From the legal disclaimer at the bottom: > linking to this website without written permission is prohibited

wackro 6y ago
How enforceable is this? And what's the likelihood anyone would try to enforce it?
- gohbgl 6y ago
  Probably as enforceable as having "looking at me is prohibited" written on your shirt while walking down the street.

jyriand 6y ago

Just for your information, from their legal page: "...linking to this website without written permission is prohibited." Not sure what is meant by this, but I found it funny.

vulcan01 6y ago
IANAL What I think they mean by this is that you shouldn't link to resources on their website to make it seem like they endorse your (product, website, whatever).
bbarnett 6y ago
Imagine if we all wrote?
- tsjq 6y ago
  HN hug of love, by snail mail. Buffet Bro would get so busy BRK share price might drop a few bucks due to this alone ;-)
libria 6y ago
That same sentence starts (paraphrasing) "[Copying or giving out of any stuff gotten on this domain ... is banned]" so merely quoting the legal terms is also "illegal".

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frogpelt 6y ago

That's not completely fair since they are an investment holding company. How about you average their subsidiary web pages? Start with DQ.com (Dairy Queen)

tenebrisalietum 6y ago

Want to tell them you like it? Better buy a stamp. "If you have any comments about our WEB page, you can write us at the address shown above. However, due to the limited number of personnel in our corporate office, we are unable to provide a direct response." I see they have a link to "Berkshire Activewear". Now that's a much much more heavyweight page.

nekopa 6y ago

And it has an ad on it. (Boy do I miss the days of Google's text only ads)

anamexis 6y ago

Including an ad, no less.

m463 6y ago

and it has an ad for geico