Based on the detail given, I'm not even convinced that this was a bad decision for Buffet. Somebody else has $5b, but this is not a zero-sum game. Every decis

Based on the detail given, I'm not even convinced that this was a bad decision for Buffet. Somebody else has $5b, but this is not a zero-sum game. Every decision, including this one, contributed towards Buffet's and Berkshire's position today. Presumably Buffet took that decision to rather invest the cash in something else - which has apparently done just fine.