Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died at 65AP Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen, left, talks with Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Seattle. Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel and professional sports, died Monday. "While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much-loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend," said his sister, Jody Allen, in a statement. The first versions of two classic Microsoft products, Microsoft Word and the Windows operating system, were released in 1983. The Windows operating system is now used on most of the world's desktop computers, and Word is the cornerstone of the company's prevalent Office products.

Source: Stuff October 15, 2018 22:18 UTC