[kolinko]

It goes to scrap if the previous owner didn’t erase it properly. If you do a proper erase, it can be used by a new person with no prob.

It’s a safety measure against laptop thieves - if you steal a macbook you cannot resell it.

[uoaei]

It's also a remarkably effective e-waste creation program. But I don't see the sense in creating more (probably poorly controlled) e-waste as a solution to this problem.

[mannerheim]

Thieves eventually learn not to steal worthless bricks.