Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen held third place, with his net worth rising billion to billion.

微软公司的合伙创办人保罗·艾伦排在第三位，他的资产净增10亿美元，增至220亿美元。

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Berkshire board member and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates owns 89,972 shares of Wesco stock, or about 1.3 percent of the company.

伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司董事、微软创始人比尔·盖茨拥有8.9972万股韦斯科公司股票，约占全部股份的1.3%。

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"For those of us lucky enough to get to work with Steve, it's been an insanely great honor," said Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder.

微软的共同创立人比尔·盖茨表示：“对于我们中的那些有幸和斯蒂芬一起工作的人来说，能和他共事那可是莫大的荣耀啊。”

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's 414-foot Octopus boasts a basketball court and a commercial-quality recording studio.

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