Warren Buffett finally pulled the trigger on a deal, and in true Oracle fashion, he got it for a decent price.
But even at $9 billion, the takeover of Oncor Electric Delivery Co., announced on Friday, lacks the usual excitement of a Buffett purchase -- it's an electric utility, after all -- and is tens of billions of dollars shy of the mega-deal Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders have anticipated for more than a year.