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Paul Allen has died at age 65:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/15/paul-allen-co-founder-microsoft-dies
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates, has died. He was 65.
Allen's company Vulcan said in a statement that he died Monday. Earlier this month Allen said the cancer he was treated for in 2009, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, had returned.
Allen, who was an avid sports fan, owned the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks.
Of course the article has more information. There was more to Paul Allen that just mentioned above. Bound to hit multiple sources with different takes so be on the lookout for something from a source you like.
takyon: Allen Institute bio and Vulcan Inc. statement.
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(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Tuesday October 16 2018, @12:18PM (1 child)
Probably more related to people refraining from speaking ill of the dead, like how he robbed the public for his own benefit: https://blog.generationopportunity.org/articles/2016/06/15/richard-sherman-stop-using-public-funds-to-pay-for-stadiums/ [generationopportunity.org]
(Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Sunday October 21 2018, @11:30PM
You would occasionally here Paul was up to something, but mostly felt like it was only in the news because he was associated with Bill. Conversely if Bill was to go we would all be chatting it up as we've all got opinions on him and things he's done over the years.
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