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Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen dies at 65

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the man who persuaded Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to start what became the world's biggest software company, died on Monday, 15 October 2018, at the age of 65.
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It is reported that Allen died in Seattle from complications related to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma two weeks after Allen said he was being treated for the disease.

Allen was a childhood friend of Bill Gates, who together started Microsoft in 1975. Allen was also an avid sports fan and went on to buy several sports teams. He was ranked among the world's wealthiest individuals, with an estimated net worth of more than $20bn, and dedicated much of his later life to philanthropic work.

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