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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was never one to seek publicity. But in the end, after his untimely death on Monday, the best way that one can realise his importance to Microsoft was the way he was described in The New York Times in 1982.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 65, his company Vulcan has announced.

Microsoft has been around for 41 years and has more cash lying around than most, but it still retains the mean-spiritedness that has been a part of its corporate culture from the start.

As they say, if you're going to go for it, go big!  But how smart is it to steal Paul Allen's identity, for a measly $15,000?

Linus Torvalds didn't use words half as lyrical as those of the immortal Beatles when he first announced the arrival of Linux 20 years ago (for those who don't know, the headline for this article is taken from the famous album, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, released by the band in 1967).

 When one thinks of Microsoft, the name that automatically comes to mind is Bill Gates. Not too many people know that Gates was the lesser of two co-founders, Paul Allen being the other.