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captain_perl | 7 years ago

Me too. My understanding is the minute Allen overheard that, he walked out of the Microsoft office and never went back. Hence why whenever you heard about him, it was from his yacht. I bet Gates and Ballmer have remembered that every day for 40 years.

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adventured|7 years ago

That's false. Paul Allen remained on Microsoft's board of directors for two decades, continued to be involved with Microsoft for four decades, as well as being a major shareholder for its entire existence.