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06-29-2005, 02:01 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Intel Corp. pushed price cuts and rebates on computer sellers in exchange for exclusionary contracts -- and punished those that used competing microprocessors, rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. claims in a lawsuit against the world's leading chip maker.
The industry underdog says 38 companies -- including Dell Inc., Sony Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. -- were strong-armed into buying Intel rather than AMD chips. The bullying also affected distributors and retailers like Office Depot and Fry's, AMD contends.
AMD's suit, filed late Monday in Delaware federal court, seeks an end to the alleged practices, which it says ultimately hurt consumers the world over.
It also seeks billions of dollars in damages in the case, which some experts say could take years to litigate and rival Microsoft Corp.'s landmark antitrust battle in complexity.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/BizTe...29/1110275.html (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/BizTech/2005/06/29/1110275.html)
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The industry underdog says 38 companies -- including Dell Inc., Sony Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. -- were strong-armed into buying Intel rather than AMD chips. The bullying also affected distributors and retailers like Office Depot and Fry's, AMD contends.
AMD's suit, filed late Monday in Delaware federal court, seeks an end to the alleged practices, which it says ultimately hurt consumers the world over.
It also seeks billions of dollars in damages in the case, which some experts say could take years to litigate and rival Microsoft Corp.'s landmark antitrust battle in complexity.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/BizTe...29/1110275.html (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/BizTech/2005/06/29/1110275.html)
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