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Nader Zaki Posted on Oct 21, 2012
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It's locked in some one else name

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Someone has done a remote lock on your laptop. Probably the previous owner, a family member, or someone with access to your laptop and Applie ID account info. Ask them for the PIN code (the person in the know), call Apple and talk to the genius bar, or get your money back.

The other and more sad reason that this happened is because the laptop was stolen and the person that it was stolen from has locked it. BTW, Macbook Airs also have GPS inside so the owner can trace where it is and since they remotely locked it I would assume that they are looking for it. Hopefully this is not your case, but if it is....

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