Removing someonelses Apple ID from my 2nd hand Macbook pro

Is it possible to remove someone elses Apple ID from my Macbook pro. I have got it 2nd hand and App store wont let me update certain programmes as I need the previous owners apple id credentials? Do I need to do a factory reset. It is OSX Mavericks 10.9.1
Thanks

Yes. Any Apple software is licensed only to the purchaser of that software, therefore you would have to purchase it if you want that software.
Regarding Microsoft software (or any other third party software, that is dependent upon their licensing agreements of which I am not familiar with.
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