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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: nola622   😊 😞
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Subject: kingswell author on Kotick story
Date: 02/12/25 11:11 AM
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This story was posted by Bobby Kotick, of Activision fame, and discussed by the author of the Kingswell newsletter (a well done substack newsletter on all things Berkshire related).

I thought this was interesting. The original interpretation online was that this was a Munger thing, but it may very well have been a Warren and Charlie thing and possibly primarily a Warren thing.

X (Twitter): Kevin Carpenter on X: "According to former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, the late Charlie Munger once eyed Nintendo as a potential acquisition for Berkshire Hath

[ this is a hyperlink to the twitter website where the Bobby Kotick quotes are discussed ]
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