Paul Allen
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allenis an American businessman, philanthropist, investor, musician, and innovator, best known as the co-founder of Microsoft, alongside Bill Gates. As of March 2016, he was estimated to be the 45th richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $17.7 billion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth21 January 1953
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
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We've basically sold our position in USAI, ... We're very much focused on bearing down on cable and interactive television.
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What we're doing here in very broad terms is outlining the actions we're going to take. It's premature for us to try to comment further at this point.
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He's a very prideful individual and a very sensitive individual. And he saw the team go on a winning streak without him. I think he kind of took it personally.
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I think we got over the hump today. I told the team we don't have to talk about 1984 anymore.
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There should be a four-foot rule between you people and Paul Allen.
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It is part of our heritage and part of the landscape.
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As I said before, I am optimistic about that.
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Fans had detached themselves. They were making jokes. It was the low point.
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Probably working on some version of software for the IBM PC.
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Over 20 years ago, even before I helped to co-found Microsoft, I saw a connected future...I called that future 'the wired world,'
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I think it's fantastic. It's great to be part of a franchise and have the players, coaches and fans see that national recognition and enjoy it.
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All of a sudden the chemistry is different. It feels like a different year. I told the players that very early in the season -- it just felt like a different year.
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Our attempt to send the first privately funded astronaut into suborbital space will be the next step in that process. If successful, it will be a major milestone in private space exploration.
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By investing into Marcus Cable, I will finally have some wires for my wired world.