It can’t malfunction if it’s not used

This afternoon, the European Commission’s (EC) attorney made his case. One of the things he said was that Microsoft put its unbundled version of windows on the market and contrary to their claims, there is no evidence that it is malfunctioning. It’s true there’s no evidence of malfunction, but it’s also true that there’s no evidence that anyone’s using it. Since the EC’s order, Microsoft has sold 35 million units of regular windows, but only 1,787 copies of windows without media player (what the EC calls the “unbundled version”). And of those 1787 copies that were sent to retail shops, no one knows if any consumers have even purchased a copy.