Microsoft has suffered a great loss, its co-founder Paul Allen joins the greats in the stars. When together with Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975Neither of them imagined how much they would change the world.
Since I was 14, Allen was fascinated by computersThat's why he had no problem dropping out of college and joining Bill Gates for write commercial software for the new personal computers.
A shared dream between Paul Allen and Bill Gates
Paul was 14 and Bill was 12 when they met. at Lakeside School, just outside Seattle. And ever since They shared the same taste for technological advances, becoming best friends.
Gates account that since high school Allen was a visionary, “before any of us knew what a personal computer was, predicted that chips would become super powerful. And with them a completely new industry would be born. “That vision of his was the cornerstone of everything we did together.”
It all happened in December 1974, when they both lived in Boston. Paul made a call to Bill insisting that he had to watch the news. Gates recalls that they went together to a newsstand “He showed me the cover of the January issue of 'Popular Electronics'. He was showing a new computer called the Altair 8800. It was powered by a powerful new chip. Paul looked at me and said, 'This is happening without us!!'”
It was just that moment, he changed everything. On April 4, 1975, the two young men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, They created a small software company, today the giant Microsoft.
— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) October 15, 2018
However, In 1983, Paul Allen had to retire from the company, when he was diagnosed Hodgkin's disease. Allen had been working on the development of Windows, Microsoft's successful operating system that was launched in 1985.
For Bill Gates, his departure has been a big blow. “Paul deserved more time in life,” the tycoon says. “I will miss him tremendously.”
Without a doubt Paul Allen's legacy as an entrepreneur will remain shining bright. in the technological world. Thanks to his vision, today everyone enjoys having a computer at home. Fly High!
Image: The blog of Bill Gates
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