AMD's lays out its case against Intel
Tags: Intel, AMD, Microprocessors, Marketing
For anyone who hasn't been following the news, chip-maker AMD has recently filed suit against Intel for anticompetitive activities. You can read the actual text of the complaint here. Now, I know that would normally be about as much fun as going to the dentist, but surprisingly, this complaint is both 1) well-written (especially considering it is a legal document), and 2) compiles a remarkable list of quite dramatic claims. If a substantial number of these are actually true, you can expect Intel to be spending either a lot of time in court or a lot of money with AMD.
Does this have anything to do with the other Intel news of the day, namely the raid of Intel offices in Europe today? It's hard to know. But given that there are now actions against Intel pending on three continents, it doesn't look good.
For anyone who hasn't been following the news, chip-maker AMD has recently filed suit against Intel for anticompetitive activities. You can read the actual text of the complaint here. Now, I know that would normally be about as much fun as going to the dentist, but surprisingly, this complaint is both 1) well-written (especially considering it is a legal document), and 2) compiles a remarkable list of quite dramatic claims. If a substantial number of these are actually true, you can expect Intel to be spending either a lot of time in court or a lot of money with AMD.
Does this have anything to do with the other Intel news of the day, namely the raid of Intel offices in Europe today? It's hard to know. But given that there are now actions against Intel pending on three continents, it doesn't look good.
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5:30 PM
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