[DOC] [TLE] Paul Allen - Wikipedia [PAR] Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American business magnate, 
investor and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft, 
alongside Bill Gates. As of August 2016, he was estimated to be the 40th richest 
person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $18.6 billion. ... He owns two 
professional sports teams: the Seattle Seahawks of the... [DOC] [TLE] Paul Allen - Entrepreneur, Philanthropist - Biography.com [PAR] Sep 26, 2016 ... Born in 1953 in Seattle, Washington, Paul Allen met fellow Lakeside ... University 
founded Microsoft with the intention of designing software ... Allen's share in the 
company he co-founded made him a billionaire at just over 30 years of age. ... 
holdings in the cable and Internet businesses to over $25 billion. [DOC] [TLE] ESPN.com: Paul Allen [PAR] Business: Co-founded Microsoft, Software development, digital communications 
... Paul Allen is best known as the co-founder of computer software giant 
Microsoft, ... him Forbes' third richest man in America in 2002 with a net worth of 
$21.2 billion. ... He purchased the Seattle Seahawks for $200 million in 1997, 
and saw the... [DOC] [TLE] Paul Allen - Forbes [PAR] Paul Allen on Forbes. ... Real Time Net Worth As of 11/2/16; $18.9 Billion. Age: 
63. Source Of Wealth: Microsoft, investments, Self Made ... partners Paul Allen 
and Bill Gates cofounded software giant Microsoft in 1975. ... His aircraft 
company Vulcan Aerospace previewed its project to build the .... Owns Seattle 
Seahawks. [DOC] [TLE] Bill Gates facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] In 1985, 10 years after Microsoft was founded, it had $140 million in revenue, ... 
Gates grew up in a prosperous area of Seattle, Washington, with his parents and 
two sisters. ... future business partner Paul Allen, and developed his first 
computer software ... He and Allen made MS-DOS the most attractive system to 
computer... [DOC] [TLE] Living | Paul Allen's Wide World | Seattle Times Newspaper [PAR] Jun 14, 1998 ... MICROSOFT: He co-founded the Redmond software giant with Bill Gates before 
leaving ... He still sits on the board and owns more than $16 billion worth of stock. 
CLEAR BLUE SKY PRODUCTIONS: Allen created the company to originate, ... 
SEAHAWKS: Allen paid $200 million for the team in 1997 and is... [DOC] [TLE] Profile of Microsoft - Endgame Research [PAR] Profits: 1999 net income of $7.8 billion. ... 1975 company founded by Bill Gates 
and Paul Allen. ... 1996 Microsoft made an equity investment of 10% ($90 million) 
in Wang Labs to settle a ... 1997 Microsoft purchased WebTV for $425 million. ... 
workers who can participate in a class-action lawsuit against the software giant. [DOC] [TLE] The 29 richest people in America - Business Insider [PAR] Jan 27, 2016 ... The widow of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs inherited ... 
more than $12 billion of her net worth  makes her the company's largest .... 
Alongside his cofounder Bill Gates, Paul Allen credits Microsoft for his fortune. ... 
his private-investment vehicle, shortly after leaving the software giant. [DOC] [TLE] Tech CEOs Bet on NBA Teams | Fox Business [PAR] Aug 13, 2014 ... He joined the software giant in 1980 as its 30th employee and ... the sale, but a 
judge ruled that Ballmer's $2 billion deal could move forward during appeal. ... 
Co-founder Paul Allen owns the Portland Trailblazers, in addition to the ... In 
1997, Allen paid roughly $200 million for the Seahawks. .... You did it! [DOC] [TLE] Business | Microsoft at 25 | Seattle Times Newspaper [PAR] Sep 3, 2000 ... When Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded their software company 25 ... still turns a 
healthy profit from software, with sales of nearly $20 billion in ... start-ups, the 
Redmond giant has lost several leading executives in ... The goal within four 
years is to

Question: In 1997 Paul Allen, who made billions as co-founder of this software giant, bought the Seattle Seahawks for $200 million
Answer: Microsoft