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Buffett still has the last word
Berkshire Hathaway’s newest blockbuster position in Google isn’t being framed as a Greg Abel victory lap. The message here is basically: Buffett may be stepping back, but his fingerprints are still all over the biggest moves.
Why this matters for you
When a legendary capital allocator puts a giant check next to a stock, people notice. It doesn’t magically change Alphabet’s business, but it can absolutely change the vibe around the name — especially for investors who’ve been waiting for a more “value” case to pair with Google’s growth story.
The bigger read-through
This also says something about Berkshire’s own playbook:
- it’s still willing to make huge, concentrated bets
- it sees something attractive in a mega-cap tech giant that’s often treated like a boring ad/search machine
- and yes, the post-Buffett era may be less about new personalities and more about whether the old style of picking winners survives the transition
Big picture: if Buffett really led this one, the takeaway isn’t just that Berkshire likes Google. It’s that even at the end of an era, the old man’s instincts still have plenty of pull.