Paul Allen to announce shock retirement from business?

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Microsoft founder created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.
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Sad news for Allen fans. Speculation had been rife that Microsoft's founder is about to announce his retirement from business, at age 72, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 26/12/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a business man isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a business man just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouPaul

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouPaul was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Paul Allen was unlike any other business man we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouPaul”
— @universalObserver, 25 Dec 2025
“Allen wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 25 Dec 2025

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