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I'm still an Apple person, but let's just say the magic aura is gone. In a way that was a sad thing to lose, but I feel better for it. It's just a machine now, not linked with any greater mission or mystique.
Alex Gibney
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Alex Gibney
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: October 23
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Philip Alexander Alex Gibney
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