[The nerve!]
Intel's Otellini accuses the EU of being anti-American
,----[ Quote ]
| Still, he sighed, the worst case scenario is that he might have to write a
| cheque, even if fines in the current case could be as high as $3.2 billion
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/24/eu-getting-anti-american
Maybe they *ARE* anti-American. If "American" means bribing shops to
discriminate against the little guy and if "American" means that helping poor
children with a not-for-profit is despicable enough to justify systematic
sabotage and FUD tactics. Does "American" also mean trying to bury E-mail that
are proof of all these crimes? See links at the bottom.
Maybe Otellini, who was probably accused of deleting damaging E-mails (hiding
evidence) should also call South Korea the same thing.
Intel dodges formal U.S. antitrust probe - report
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| Head of F.T.C. nixes Intel probe, despite investigations in Europe and South
| Korea.
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http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/22/technology/intel_ftc/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote
Regulators Avoiding Intel Investigation?
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071022/intel_ftc.html?.v=1
Not even an investigation. Nothing. Who is to blame?
US FTC staff not held back on Intel-commissioner
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| FTC Chairman Deborah Majoras, a Republican, has rejected requests by
| lawmakers, other commissioners and Advanced Micro Devices Inc to open a
| formal antitrust investigation into its much larger rival Intel, the New York
| Times reported on Monday.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN2245923020071022?rpc=44
Where is Deborah's funding coming from?
Report: FTC rejects calls for antitrust probe of Intel
,----[ Quote ]
| The New York Times reported on Monday that FTC Chairman Deborah Majoras has
| rejected requests to escalate at informal review into a formal investigation,
| citing unnamed government officials and lawyers involved in the matter.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/071022/1538729.html?.v=1
Aha! **Unnamed** government officials and lawyers.
Check out this page:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&num=50&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=Deborah+Majoras
Wow. She's been around, shilling for all sorts of parties, apparently.
And why do Intel's (potentially) corrupt execuives go to GPL?
Intel exec to take helm of Greater Phoenix Leadership
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| GPL represents major business interests in the Valley and advocates spending
| and investments in education, transportation and high-wage economic sectors.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/071023/1539381.html?.v=1
Any hope for Microsoft's being scrutinised by the government that it /buys/?
The system is clearly broken.
Related:
Business Group Spent $140,000 Lobbying
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| The group's members include Intel Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Bristol-Myers
| Squibb Co.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070821/intel_lobbying.html?.v=1
FTC won't step up Intel antitrust probe
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| Intel, the world's biggest maker of computer chips, has been cited for
| anti-competitive behavior for allegedly offering large discounts to computer
| makers in exchange for their not using products from AMD, the paper said.
|
| Those faulting Intel include regulators with the European Commission and
| Korea, the Times said. Japanese officials also made similar accusations in
| 2005, it said. Intel controls some 80 percent to 90 percent of the microchip
| market, it said.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN2138149820071022?rpc=44
Intel Gets FTC's OK on Flash Chip Merger
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| Intel Corp. has received antitrust clearance to form a new flash memory firm
| with STMicroelectronics NV.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/intel_stmicroelectronics.html?.v=1
Top sales official at AMD steps down
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| Richard, known for his sharp suits and frank comments about AMD's much-larger
| rival Intel Corp., oversaw AMD's international sales force and corporate
| marketing initiatives.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/top-salesman-amd-step-down/story.aspx?guid=%7B571023D1-6225-4DA9-BF2B-4B05F6D0599C%7D&siteid=yhoof
Why Brussels is Abuzz with Lobbyists
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| As the EU sets more rules, corporations are building their presence and
| paying for clout
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http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2007/gb20071018_193716.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
Intel Hires Lobbying Firm
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| Computer chip maker Intel Corp. has hired FBA Inc. to lobby the federal
| government, according to a federal disclosure form.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070821/intel_lobbying.html?.v=1
Intel Joins Bill Clinton's Global Initiative
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070927/20070927005350.html?.v=1
Micron Opening Lobbying Office in DC
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| Micron Technology Inc., on Thursday said it has opened a government
| affairs office in Washington to lead the computer memory maker's
| lobbying efforts on patent reform, international trade, research
| funding and other issues.
|
| [...]
|
| Carroll, 33, worked for the last six years as trade policy
| director for semiconductor maker Intel Corp., which she joined
| in 1998 as European government affairs policy manager based in
| Brussels, Belgium.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070301/micron_expansion.html?.v=1
Marketing Group Spent $350,000 Lobbying
,----[ Quote ]
| The Direct Marketing Association spent $350,000 in the first half of 2007 to
| lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070821/marketing_industry_lobbying.html?.v=1
S. Korea sends Intel antitrust statement-company
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| South Korea began investigating Intel's marketing and rebate practices for
| computer processors two years ago after similar probes by Japan and the
| European Union.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN1337305020070913?rpc=44
Korean antitrust probe of Intel ends, penalties to be decided soon
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| Although neither Intel nor the KFTC provided details on the findings, sources
| told the Korea Times said that the antitrust regulators did plan to impose
| penalties on the chipmaker. "The FTC gained some evidence backing up
| suspicions that Intel has offered discounts to computer makers in exchange
| for sealing exclusive deals, and coerced dealers not to buy products from
| rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)," said one source.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070911-intel-could-face-sanctions-as-a-result-of-korean-antitrust-probe.html
Intel: South Korean Antitrust Probe Over
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| South Korean media have reported the inquiry has centered on allegations
| Intel abused its market dominance by pressuring computer makers to avoid
| using chips made by Intel's rivals.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070911/skorea_intel.html?.v=2
Intel to Reply Soon to Antitrust Queries
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| It is not common for the Federal Trade Commission, which issued a second
| request for information to Intel last week, to ask for more information on
| such mergers.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070905/as_tec_india_intel_stmicroelectronics.html?.v=1
US antitrust group urges Intel investigation
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| The American Antitrust Institute (AAI), a Washington DC lobby group, has
| written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging an
| investigation of Intel's allegedly monopolistic business practices.
|
| [...]
|
| AAI say its insistence of an investigation is based on allegations by AMD in
| a private case and information obtained by the EC's complaint, which have not
| been made public
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/30/aai_wants_intel_probe_expansion/
Intel urged to give more data on flash unit deal
,----[ Quote ]
| ...U.S. Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information on the
| company's deal with STMicroelectronics...
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKWNAS317820070830?rpc=44
The Fight for Fair and Open Competition
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| AMD is an undisputed technology and innovation leader.
|
| However, Intel's abusive, illegal monopolistic behavior is preventing
| businesses and consumers alike from choosing freely between AMD and Intel
| products.
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http://breakfree.amd.com/en-us/antitrust.aspx
EC says Intel influenced bids for computer projects
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| The third type of allegation, however, was new, and sounded like a variety of
| predatory pricing. “In the context of bids against AMD-based products for
| strategic customers in the server segment of the market,” the commission
| press release said, “Intel has offered CPUs on average below cost.”
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http://legalpad.blogs.fortune.com/2007/08/03/ec-says-intel-influenced-bids-for-computer-projects/
Negroponte says Intel should be "ashamed of itself"
,----[ Quote ]
| He is furious that Intel's CEO Craig Barrett called the One Laptop a
| gadget. The Negroponte initiative is caught in the middle of a vicious
| fight between AMD and Intel, he said.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39733
AMD chief condemns Intel 'abuses'
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| In 2005, after the Japan Fair Trade Commission found Intel guilty of
| offering illegal rebates to Japanese PC makers, AMD filed an anti-trust
| suit against its competitor in the U.S. District Court in Delaware. The
| case has not been decided.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/06/21/amd_ceo_condemns_intel_abuses/
AMD: Intel Destroyed Evidence in Antitrust Case
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| In an unpublished statement to the U.S. District Court of Delaware,
| AMD alleges Intel allowed the destruction of evidence in pending
| antitrust litigation.
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http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6352
Video: Henri Richard comes out swinging at Intel during AMD press conference
,----[ Quote ]
| [AMD's Henri Richard:] "I am sick and tired of being pushed around
| by a competitor that doesn't respect the rules of fair and open
| competition."
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=363
Investors sue Dell on payments from Intel: WSJ
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| An investor lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses Dell Inc. of
| improper accounting in its relationship with chip giant Intel,
| according to a media report published Thursday evening.
|
| [...]
|
| The suit alleges that Dell received at times as much as $1 billion
| a year in "secret and likely illegal" kickbacks in the form of
| "e-Cap" or "exception to corporate average pricing" payments"
| from Intel to ensure that Dell used no other chip supplier,
| according to The Journal.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/investors-sue-dell-payments-intel/story.aspx?guid=%7B400315B0%2DE375%2D4920%2DB300%2D784220BEFE35%7D&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo
Lenovo got financial help from Intel, claim
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| Journalists on the title said Lenovo is being paid a "pretty
| penny" from Intel to use its chips.
`----
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37670
,----[ Quote ]
| In 2005, a unit of Shenzhen Donjin countersued, saying Intel engaged
| in monopolistic practices.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070514/china_intel_settlement.html?.v=7
Intel's anti-trust memos started vanishing from the top
,----[ Quote ]
| Chairman Craig Barrett, CEO Paul Otellini and sales chief Sean Maloney
| have appeared on a list of Intel employees thought to have deleted
| e-mails possibly relevant to AMD's anti-trust lawsuit against its
| larger rival. The missing e-mails have thrust a livid state of mind
| onto AMD's lawyers who have very serious problems with Intel's
| rather lax document retention policy.
|
| [...]
|
| CEO Otellini appears to have been one of these troublesome employees.
`----
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/11/intel_tortellini_episode/
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