This is no joke, dude !!
When I come across this news, I was like “Oh Ow, this finally happens !”.
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), the world’s No.2 maker of computer microprocessors, said Tuesday, June 28, 2005, it had filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp., the world’s largest maker of chips, in U.S. federal district court for the district of Delaware accusing Intel of unfair competition, which limited market share growth of AMD.
Quoted:
The antitrust complaint against Intel Corporation was filed under Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Sections 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act, and the California Business and Professions Code.
On AMD website, an Open Letter from Hector Ruiz, AMD Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer is published, giving some brief information about this law suit. The 48-page complaint, which available on AMD website, explains in detail how Intel has unlawfully maintained its monopoly in the x86 microprocessor market by engaging in worldwide coercion of customers from dealing with AMD.
In short, AMD claimed Intel has been doing illegal and unfair action including the following:-
- Intel has forced major customers into exclusive or near-exclusive deals.
- Intel has conditioned rebates, allowances and market development funding on customers’ agreement to severely limit or forego entirely purchases from AMD.
- Intel has established a system of discriminatory, retroactive, first-dollar rebates triggered by purchases at such high levels as to have the practical and intended effect of denying customers the freedom to purchase any significant volume of processors from AMD.
- Intel has threatened retaliation against customers introducing AMD computer platforms, particularly in strategic market segments.
- Intel has established and enforced quotas among key retailers effectively requiring them to stock overwhelmingly, if not exclusively, Intel-powered computers, thereby artificially limiting consumer choice.
- It has forced PC makers and technology partners to boycott AMD product launches and promotions.
- Intel has abused its market power by forcing on the industry technical standards and products which have as their central purpose the handicapping of AMD in the marketplace.
Oh man, this will be a very interesting law suit to follow. ;;)
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