Paul Allen Dead At 65

Paul Allen, who changed helped change the world the way Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers did in early years, is dead after of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma.  The Mercer Island resident announced  his disease had come out of remission earlier this month.  Allen and Bill Gates started Microsoft.  

Allen will probably best remembered for buying the Seahawks and saving them from a move to Los Angeles.  Under Allen's ownership, the team played in three Super Bowls, winning one.

MIcrosoft Buys Linked In

While the media did not focus on the local implications, hometown Software giant Microsoft made headlines with it's purchase of popular social network site, linkedin.  I rarely go to linkedin, but find it a good networking tool and often use it to post my blog entries.  Tech sites attribute the purchase, reported at 26 Billion Dollars as a way for Redmond based Microsoft to enhance it's data base, as if companies with that amount of assets need any enhancement

ATTENTION MICROSOFT INTERNS

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!
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