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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies; Gates Pays Tribute to His Indispensable Friend
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Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his boyhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, died on October 15, 2018, at age 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Gates paid tribute in a Wall Street Journal essay, writing that 'personal computing would not have existed without him' and that 'Paul deserved more time in life.' Their bond had been complicated — Allen's memoir had aired old grievances — but Gates mourned a friendship that began in a school computer room and changed the world. Allen left a multibillion-dollar legacy spanning sports teams, brain science, and the arts.
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1990s
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1990s
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For years Bill Gates retreated twice a year to a secluded cabin for a solitary 'Think Week,' during which he read stacks of papers, books, and employee proposals with no interruptions, emerging with strategic memos that shaped Microsoft's direction. The ritual became famous as a model of deep, focused thinking by a busy executive, and was credited with helping spark major pivots — including Microsoft's embrace of the internet. Gates carried the habit of voracious, deliberate reading into his philanthropy.
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