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Fine art: a playground for the superrich

Dec 8, 2022
Since the blockbuster auction of Paul Allen's collection, the art market might be losing some of the wind in its sails.
David Hockney's "The Conversation," part of the collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. But fine art adviser Lisa Austin thinks a market slowdown may be imminent.
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Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft

Apr 18, 2011
Title: Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft Author: Paul Allen Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover Type: Non Fiction Released: April 1...

Paul Allen on Microsoft and his relationship with Bill Gates

Apr 18, 2011
Marketplace Host Kai Ryssdal talked with Paul Allen about his new book, Idea Man for our series of interviews with the business icon. Allen discu...

Interview: Paul Allen on Microsoft in the age of smartphones, cloud computing

Apr 18, 2011
John Moe, host of the Marketplace Tech Report, talked with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in our series of interviews with the business icon fol...

Video: Paul Allen, the 60 Minutes Interview

Apr 17, 2011
CBS's television news magazine 60 Minutes featured Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on its program this weekend, in coordination with the billiona...

Paul Allen renews lawsuit against everyone everywhere for doing everything

Dec 29, 2010
The Microsoft co-founder has been actively suing the following companies for a while now: Apple, Google, Facebook, eBay, AOL, Netflix, Yahoo,...