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AMD files antitrust complaint against Intel
Allegations include claims that Intel has unlawfully monopolized the x86 microprocessor market by threatening retaliation for customers that introduce AMD platforms.
AMD announced today that it has filed an antitrust complaint against Intel with the U.S. federal district court, claiming the latter has unlawfully monopolized the x86 microprocessor market through worldwide coercion.
AMD's move follows a recent ruling from the Fair Trade Commission of Japan (JFTC), which concluded that Intel was engaging in actions that include offering favorable prices to companies that agree not to use, or to limit their use of, other chipmakers' processors.
Intel had accepted the agency's recommendations to stop such practices, although the company stated that it disagreed with the allegations.
Some of AMD's complaints alleged, among others, that Intel is forcing customers into Intel-exclusive deals in return for outright cash payments, adopting discriminatory pricing or marketing subsidies, and threatening retaliation against customers for introducing AMD computer platforms.