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“Walter Isaacson, who ate dinner with the Jobs family while researching his biography of Steve Jobs, reports that “No one ever pulled out an iPhone or iPad. The kids did not seem addicted at all to devices.” quote by Adam Alter — Download Open image

““Walter Isaacson, who ate dinner with the Jobs family while researching his biography of Steve Jobs, reports that “No one ever pulled out an iPhone or iPad. The kids did not seem addicted at all to devices.””

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