swankyfarmboy Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7072700421.html (link to article) By AOIFE WHITEThe Associated Press Friday, July 27, 2007; 7:04 PM BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU regulators said Friday they have charged Intel Corp. with monopoly abuse for blocking rival computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s access to customers. Intel immediately said its conduct had been lawful and said it welcomed the chance to finally respond to allegations made by its main competitor. The European Commission claimed that Intel gave "substantial rebates" to computer makers for buying most of their x86 computer processing units, or CPUs, from Intel; that it made payments to manufacturers to get them to delay or cancel product lines using AMD chips; and that it sold its own chips below cost on average to strategic server customers on bids against AMD products to try to muscle into that business. It said each of these alone broke EU law by shutting out AMD from the market. Together they amounted to a strategy that damaged the rules of fair play in an effort to keep AMD from eroding Intel's market leadership, it said. "The Commission also considers at this stage of its analysis that the three types of conduct reinforce each other and are part of a single overall anticompetitive strategy," it said. Intel has a chance to defend itself before the EU's executive arm takes a final decision that could order the company to stop abusive behavior or charge it fines that can run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., is the world's biggest chipmaker. The company's general counsel, Bruce Sewell, said Intel was confident that the microprocessor market was functioning normally and that Intel's behavior had been lawful, pro-competitive and beneficial to customers. "The case is based on complaints from a direct competitor rather than customers or consumers," he said. "The evidence that this industry is fiercely competitive and working is compelling. When competitors perform and execute the market rewards them. When they falter and underperform the market responds accordingly." Intel has 10 weeks to reply to the preliminary charges and can seek an oral hearing to put its side. The EU's executive arm has been investigating Intel's business behavior since 2001, looking into complaints from AMD and computer manufacturers that it used its power as a market leader to shut out rivals for chips that run on Microsoft software. The case has run hot and cold over the last six years. EU regulators had to shut down one line of inquiry when Taiwan's Via Technologies withdrew its complaint about computer circuits _ or chipsets _ in 2002. At the time, they also said they did not have enough evidence to pursue an AMD complaint on microprocessors. AMD filed another complaint in 2004 that EU officials said they had no choice but to investigate _ or risk AMD taking court action for negligence. In 2005, EU regulators raided Intel offices in Britain, German, Spain and Italy two weeks after AMD filed another set of lawsuits in Japan and the United States. The EU investigation widened last year to include AMD's allegations that Intel had pressured Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer Media Markt not to offer computers that carried AMD chips. Microprocessors from Intel dominate the global market in desktop computers that run Microsoft's Windows operating system. To be honest, this makes me ticked off and this is the reason why I have never bought an intel chip and never will. I challenge some of you to quit supporting intel, atleast for awhile and support AMD. Intel dumps their processers for cheap over every computer company so intel can outsell AMD, and AMD is often excluded from any kind of business (like all of your intel macs.) Dell's, Gateway Computers, Alien Ware, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Compaq, HP, E-machines and many more companys have the same thing in common. The number one chipset that is purchased is intel's. Walk around a computer store, like bestbuy, and see how many laptops and desktops are AMD compared to Intel. It is something to definately think about! Thank You for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 It seems that most companies have some kind of evil side to them, I am getting pretty sick of it. If it wasn't for the need to boot with verbose mode in OS X with an AMD, I would have gone with an AMD before an Intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danprezco Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 AMD all the way! I love AMD and have never built a computer with an Intel processor. My laptop is an exception, but I wish it were AMD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatshitcat Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 It may be evil, but it makes pretty damn good processors, and that's all that matters to me. Intel+nVIDIA all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprjacob Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 It may be evil, but it makes pretty damn good processors, and that's all that matters to me.Intel+nVIDIA all the way! Agreed. Intel rules, and I hate AMD. Same goes for graphics. I don't like ATI, but I love nVidia! Intel and nVidia. Awesome. Now we just need a partnership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snerler Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Haha you know that Nvidia and Intel hate each other right? I dont really have a preference to any microchip manufacturer. Instead i just get whatever is best for the price. Also, you dont need to boot with verbose with AMD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprjacob Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Haha you know that Nvidia and Intel hate each other right? I hear that Intel's new Bloomfield chipset will have support for nVidia's SLI, so I don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Haha you know that Nvidia and Intel hate each other right? I dont really have a preference to any microchip manufacturer. Instead i just get whatever is best for the price. Also, you dont need to boot with verbose with AMD. Nvidia has always hated Intel, don't you know all the hate words that Nvidia and Intel have sent back and fourth to each other? Nvidia said that the Intel cpu is dead, and Intel said that Nvidia architecture is garbage, and that their cpu-gpu will become the average and best thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazzzi Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Intel rulezzzzzz Intel is simply better : cheaper, faster, cooler .... Why the hell would i put an amd chip on my box ! I used to be an amd defender but not anymore since the CONROE line ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 None of these companies hate each other. If Intel and AMD went under Nvidia would suffer. If any of the 3 go under the remaining 2 suffer. These are just allegations.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 None of these companies hate each other. If Intel and AMD went under Nvidia would suffer. If any of the 3 go under the remaining 2 suffer. These are just allegations.... Oh no, Nvidias CEO said comments on Intel himself. He hates Intel. That being said, does that mean that they won't work together? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateJeff Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I'm evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj4gogeta Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 AMD quads can't even beat Intel duos. And since Larrabee is coming, I'm sure we're about to see same level of graphics performance from Intel too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLR Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Sounds exactly like boycott McDonalds for their evil corporate monopoly abuse and distribution of unhealthy food, but enjoy Burger King as a healthy alternative to the evil monopolist monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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