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Which tech entrepreneur founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975?
Answer
Paul Allen
Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates. Both met at a private school in Seattle and shared a passion for computers.
💡 Did you know?
Allen and Gates chose the name 'Microsoft' as a portmanteau of 'microcomputer' and 'software.'
Other options people guess
- Steve Jobs
- Larry Page
- Sergey Brin
Topics
- Microsoft
- Paul Allen
- Bill Gates
- tech pioneers
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