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    • Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
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      Paul Allen, software pioneer, 1953-2018

      Microsoft co-founder who helped set the world of ubiquitous personal computing in motion

    • Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
      Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at age 65

      Billionaire had resumed treatment for cancer he was previously treated for in 2009

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    • Tuesday, 7 October, 2014
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