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Information Technology News AMD gains dramatic as Intel fights antitrust case | AMD gains dramatic as Intel fights antitrust case |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Friday, 05 May 2006 | |
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Intel's latest defence ploy is to try have the case thrown out of the US court because it alleges that most of AMD's complaints are over actions that Intel conducted outside of the US. AMD gets the lion's share of its business from the EU and Asian markets but contends that, as the two companies are both US, the case should be heard in a US court. AMD alleges that Intel has pressured customers worldwide for the past 10 years not to deal with AMD, accusing the giant chip maker of persuading customers either through financial means or threats to boycott AMD products and promotions. What ever the outcome, given the amount of third party witnesses to be called, including most of the most powerful computer companies in the world, it is likely that the antitrust action will be a long drawn out process that could take another two years. At the rate that AMD has been eating into Intel's market share lately, by the time the case is decided it might be the dominant player - not if Intel has anything to say about it though.{moscomment}
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