F.T.C. Accuses Intel of Illegal Practices to Stifle Com

[RadioJoe]

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued the chipmaker Intel, accusing it of using its dominant market position to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly.

The commission said Intel had waged a systematic campaign to shut out competing products by cutting off its rivals' access to the marketplace. In the process, it said, Intel deprived consumers of choice and innovation in the key component of personal computers.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/intel.shtmhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/te...p.html?_r=1&hp

 

[fseal]

Link doesn't work for "non members" of the NYT, or the article was moved.

Considering that it's been Intel that's been doing the innovating lately, I'm not sure how that complaint can hold water...

 

[Teerex]

This has been in the works for quite some time - and I think it's quite deserved.

^ You can't innovate if your competitor is artificially and criminally stifling your business - you are left with no extra funds to sufficiently finance your R&D.

I hope AMD wins its lawsuit - it's the most injured party and they could use the money to get on par with Intel.

 

[AnarchyCow]

Intel has always been the leader in the Microprocessor Market.

A Monopoly, possibly, the giant, yes.

This is Capitalism thou, smear campaigns and everything goes right? Free Market?

 

[MattRainier]

AMD has the better processors - they don't copy off Intel, they made their own, and they take a far more elegant approach to the hardware than Intel does. (Can anyone say 'floating-point numbers'?) It's a shame that Intel has better marketing - 'cause if they didn't, they'd have a lot less of the processor market. So go AMD! Maybe you'll pull enough cash out of this to get a real marketing department, and then you can really break into the competition...

 

[Win7User512]

Open season on Intel now that they settled with AMD.

 

[chev65]

In case you guys want to read from a link that works. It was just a matter of time.
Feds accuse Intel of stifling competition - U.S. business- msnbc.com

 

[sygnus21]

I hope AMD wins its lawsuit - it's the most injured party and they could use the money to get on par with Intel.

How's those benefits over at AMD?

 

[Teerex]

Geeze, Intel's got a fanboi throng too

 

[smarteyeball]

Geeze, Intel's got a fanboi throng too

No matter what it is, as long as there a 'side' to take, there will be a fanboi

 

[sygnus21]

Geeze, Intel's got a fanboi throng too

It appears that AMD does as well

Peace

 

[Teerex]

Geeze, Intel's got a fanboi throng too

It appears that AMD does as well

Peace

Peace bro, an relax.

I have a Core 2 Duo T7200 in my laptop and I absolutely love it. However that doesn't mean I have to love & adore the mischievous foul playing corporation that made it, and pronounce its many sins absolved..

 

[sygnus21]

The point of my post wasn't to start a flame war. Sorry if it seemed that way, I was just having a bit of fun. I'm not one to play the "mines is bigger than yours" game. It was all in fun.

Peace

 

[DarkDavil]

Goooooooo AMD! Lol, not a fanboy I just like AMD processors due to their low-cost high-perf. benefit. As with intel, high cost, almost same -a lil higher -perf... And AMD R&D is somehow amazing? Right now its down but recently they were the best of the industry, as with i believe its 5(or more) or the worlds top 10 super computers are on AMD, whilst only 3~ish are on Intel. Intel copy's, AMD innovates. Done...

 

[RadioJoe]

For me, I have never had one second of a problem with AMD or Intel. Both great products. One of them happens to be cheaper. So, AMD is the way I went.

 

[garysgold]

To me it doesn't matter which is on top at the moment. They both need to be strong competitors for the good of the consumer.

 

[Mercurial]

Im an nvidia fan so go INTEL!... because ATI=AMD=I'm a nvidia fanboy ;D!

 

[thefabe]

Ne either no problems with either. Loved my 939 4000 AMD on a DFI, but also like my Q6600 to each their own.I'd like to see a AMD with a ATI chipset and ATI GPU all engineered to work together.

 

[madtownidiot]

I don't care who makes it, so long as it works.