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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies of Cancer at 65

Allen, who was an avid sports fan, also owned the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks.

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Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft along with his childhood friend Bill Gates passed away on Monday, 15 October after battling cancer. Allen was 65 years old at the time of death.

Following his death, his company Vulcan Inc said in a statement that Allen was treated for the cancer in 2009, however up on the return of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the lymph nods, his state got severe.

Allen, who was an avid sports fan, also owned the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks.

Allen was an avid sports fan and owned the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks.

Allen and Gates founded Microsoft Corp in 1975. Microsoft's big break came in 1980, when IBM Corp decided to move into personal computers. IBM asked Microsoft to provide the operating system.

The decision thrust Microsoft onto the throne of technology and the two Seattle-natives became billionaires. Both later dedicated themselves to philanthropy.

Over the course several decades, Allen gave more than $2 billion to a wide range of interests, including ocean health, homelessness and advancing scientific research.

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Twitter Reacts to Allen’s Death

Following his death, many remembered Allen and took it to Twitter. Microsoft from their twitter handle released two tweets, thanking him for his contribution for the company and the tech-business.

(With inputs from AP.)

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