After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuits
Summary: Look for lawsuits filed in Europe from AMD and others now that the EU has found Intel was very, very bad.
Intel's $1.44 billion fine imposed by the EU is probably just the beginning of Intel's European problems. Look for AMD to deliver a civil lawsuit now that the EU decision is in, PC World says. The article quotes British antitrust lawyer Alan Davis, PC World says:
This will open the floodgates for competitors to sue. There was a complainant in this case, AMD, and without question they and other competitors will pursue a case for damages. The fine goes to the European Commission's coffers, not to the competitors who suffered damage to their businesses because of Intel's anti-competitive practices. What is likely to happen is that action will be started and a massive settlement will be made.
And it won't be just AMD and other chipmakers. The OEMs themselves were injured by Intel. Even if they got cheaper prices in the short run, by locking out AMD they lost the benefits of a competitive marketplace. Now AMD is no longer a serious player and Intel can name its price. So, why shouldn't IBM, Dell and HP sue, as well?
And don't forget class actions on behalf of consumers.
As to the details of what the suit would look like, one needs only peruse the lawsuit AMD filed against Intel in 2005.
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At first...
"intrusion" into the US business place with
their anti-trust this and anti-competitive
that.. I am beginning to think they are the
only ones with enough backbone to stand up to
the MS's and Intel's and not bow to the lobby
dollars and backroom deals.
Our justice by the dollar and legislation by
donation system here in the US needs a swift
kick in the ****.
RE: After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuits
Besides, consumers have a choice. Any smart consumer contrast and compare various product lines and find the best deal. If a consumer buys from one company just because of name recognition, they are wasting their money.
You completely miss the point.
Plenty of EU residents want access to Intel's products, but not at the price of a non-competitive market. Why is that so hard to understand?
Incidently, the EU forms 30% of Intels market, so Intel would be cutting off their nose to spite their face by withdrawing from the market. Despite the fine, they have still made $bns here.
Finally, and if you bothered to review some facts you would already know this: Customers choice was actively restricted by Intel, who paid rebates to OEMs conditional on them not carrying AMD products. The vast majority of people dont directly purchase CPUs, but rather complete systems.
You completely missed his point
You are Wrong
This suit was to punish Intel, since Intel would not run their to suit the EU.
30% of profits don't mean squat if you get sued every year or two because you choose to run your company rather than turn it over to some slimy beauracrats. I would pull out and leave them high and dry.
The fact is, AMD brought this case to the EU Jackboot counsel, because no one else would hear it. Intel did not do anything that other companies are not doing, including AMD. And as you said the consumer could give a rats..., they buy computers not cpus.
1/3 of Intel revenue comes from EU
RE: After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuits
To everyone else. Intel?s R&D budget is 10 times that of AMD. AMD should never have passed them. So really, they got the right to brag about it forever now even if they never do it again. I7 blows PII away. But only because of the memory controller and being 64bit, both of which it owes thanks to AMD.
It's time to face the music
Inhell should pay too.
RE: After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuits
they might be guilty too but..
And the Fat lady sings, her name is EU
It wouldn't make sense for intel to start strong arming people now that they have some decent products, intel started to do this back when Amd cpu were kicking their as, AMD has the perfomance and energy effient crown for about a good 4 to 5 years, but yet they never even past 35 percent market share. And don't tell me the pentium 4 was a better alternative to the atlon.
intel is doing today what it has been doing for years, bullying OEM's and cheating AMD out of the market, like they say if it's not broken don't fix it. intel knew this saying and they didn't stop, however i think after losing 3 antitrust case in a row, things might be starting to break.
I wanted the OEM's to get fined too but you have to realise, intel might not be able to boycott the EU but it can boycott an OEM anytime it wants. So by blackmailing OEM's threatening to boycott if they sold to many AMD cpu's and at the same time offer good rebates, the OEM's became accomplices to second degree murder of AMD, free market and consumers.
And the Fat lady sings, her name is EU
I wanted the OEM's to get fined too but you have to realise, intel might not be able to boycott the EU but it can boycott an OEM anytime it wants. So by blackmailing OEM's threatening to boycott if they sold to many AMD cpu's and at the same time offer good rebates, the OEM's became accomplices to second degree murder of AMD, free market and consumers.[/i]
Microshaft does the same thing when it comes to Linux. Prior restraint, predatory agreements, bullying of OEMs. These fat pig monopolist corporations have gotten completely out of control.
Hopefully the Obama Administration picks up some of where the EC left off.
New Yorker cartoon
The world market is a complex place, with a variety of rules.
RE: After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuits
Intel cannot afford to do without the EU, a whopping 30% of your market? That will be insane!
Intel can't even afford to give AMD 30% of their market, and Intel really cheated we the customers. There was a time when AMD processors were the preferred choice in both servers and desktops..
RE: After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuits
when they method of goverment takes more money than they can take from their people with 80%+ taxes they simply steal from others
RE: After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuits