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cookiecaper on June 12, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gotta wonder if Steve knows

How is it that they need to know the password in that instance? If the problem is that the computer doesn't boot, they just have to get it to boot, not log in to your profile and start monkeying around.

donohoe on June 13, 2010 [–]

Sometimes there is a software issue, firmware update, diagnostic software etc that can help.

Not always, but it happens enough that they'd need to be able to log-in.

Still agree that asking for your pwd is reckless.

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