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Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates. Allen regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world. In March 2008, Forbes ranked him as the 41st richest man in the world while in September 2008, the magazine placed him 12th on its list of the richest Americans with a net worth estimated at $16 billion.
He is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc., which is his private asset management company, and is chairman of Charter Communications. Allen also has a multibillion dollar investment portfolio which includes large stakes in DreamWorks Animation SKG, Digeo, real estate holdings, and more than 40 other technology, media, and content companies. Allen also owns three professional sports teams: the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League, the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association, and the Seattle Sounders FC franchise in Major League Soccer that will begin playing in the 2009 season.
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Who's Playing at the Battle of the Tech Bands? Stay Tuned…
...residency programs. To register for the event, click here. In the meantime, here's a quick behind-the-scenes look at Bill Gates and Paul Allen's exploits in cartoon-land, as they prepared to send in their band demo to the contest. It's...
Jim Irsay spends more money on the Colts than most owners do for their respective teams
...and Daniel Snyder top the list of owners who spend the most on their teams. Also in the top three is Microsoft gazillionaire Paul Allen. But did you know that the fourth most "committed cash" by an owner to his team (how much each team spent...
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Paul Allen's Yacht the Octopus.
Octopus is currently the world's eighth largest superyacht, owned by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, to whom it was delivered in 2003. Octopus is the second largest superyacht that is not owned by a head of state, measuring 414 feet (126 m). Octopus sports two helicopters on the top deck (one in front and one on the back), and a 63-foot (19 m) tender docked in the transom (one of seven aboard). The yacht also has a pool on board, located aft on one of her upper decks, and two ...
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Tatoosh super yacht. paul allen microsoft big boy
short clip of tatoosh in may 09 in antibes, france.

