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Conspire to give Windows users the use of a Macbook for less than a week — via misdelivery, a loaner when their hard drive dies, whatever.

Have it taken away from them unexpectedly, just as they were getting to like it.

Some percentage of them go out and buy one with their own money — advertise post-purchase interviews with them.

i think the author's idea of interviewing them as the macs are taken away could be far more comedic and make better advertisement

This is a somewhat special case since the guy already had experience with non-Windows UIs (Ubuntu) so trying something new wasn't very new to him. On the other hand, many Windows users are deeply set in what they're used to, and their initial experiences might be very different as they get frustrated with trying to figure things out.

Given that Apple has the better platform the only thing Apple needs to do to beat Windows is:

LOWER THE PRICE.

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