FTC sues Intel for anti-competitive practices

[Earth Bound Misfit]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/16/AR2009121601121.html?hpid=topnews

The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it has brought a lawsuit against chip giant Intel, following a recent $1.25 billion settlement Intel struck with Advanced Micro Devices to try to put to rest a long antitrust legal battle with its competitor domestically and overseas.

The European Union and Asian nations including Japan and South Korea have conducted their own investigations of Intel's business practices in the global semiconductor market. The company is accused of using bullying tactics and bribes to get computer makers such as Dell to use Intel chips instead of those made by competitors, such as AMD.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

1. Old news...

That's why I always go with AMD.

[madokie]

2. When I bought this computer in '01 I tried to get an amd processor

i'd had three computers earlier that all had amd and I found them to be fine for me but dell wouldn't let me. said they didn't sell any amd systems

[Why Syzygy]

3. ergo - lawsuit nt

[hobbit709]

4. All of mine are AMD

I've got 8 computers counting my laptop and they are ALL AMD. I've pretty much used AMD exclusively since the 486.

[Gore1FL]

5. I avoid AMD like the plague.

Give me an I7 and an nVidia graphics card any day.