Analysis - Why is the NY AG filing an antitrust case against Intel?

[HEXUS]

Having first raised the issue almost two years ago, we take a look at the timing of the New York Attorney General's filing against Intel.

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[nightkhaos]

I'm not sure I understand what the problem is, that article wasn't very helpful in explaining it.

I'm still confused. Can someone give me anymore detail?

[Phage]

It's election season.
There have been a number of corporate failures lately from Wall St to Defence procurement. This would appear to be an election publicity stunt to show the candidate as being tough on poor ethical behaviour by big companies.
Ties in well to public opinion right now. Check to 240+ comments on our own tiny little corner (+Phorm of course). People care more than ever about the ethics of the big corporates. A good sign being cynically exploited.

[nightkhaos]

A good sign being cynically exploited.

That's politics. "We care about monkeys" "We pledge to free the monkies from the Zoo."

[Jimbo75]

What needs explaining? Intel are a criminal company that tried to illegally run amd out of business and now they are being made pay for it.

[Phage]

I think the point is that many of these events occurred some years ago, and have been covered elsewhere. It's the timing of this suit that's sus.
Also, Galleon, Microsoft, Enron, Wall Street (en masse), UK MP Exes...Not unusual.

[nightkhaos]

What needs explaining? Intel are a criminal company that tried to illegally run amd out of business and now they are being made pay for it.

See it's sweeping statements like this that means I need explaination. What activity did they do? How did they do it? Aritles, anaylsis. I am not one to take your word, I need evidence.

[Phage]

Here ya go.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124220736617414635.html

[nightkhaos]

Here ya go.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124220736617414635.html

Aww but means like... paying to read it.

[Phage]

Damn. If you go to Google there's a few articles. In fact I got into the meat of the WSj without any sub, so I assume the spiders got past that OK.
Essentially, Intel paid huge subsidies/rebates/bribes to assemblers not to carry AMD products. Grey tactics in the US but the EU slapped their wrist with one of those 'biggest ever' fines - well, since Microsoft.

[nightkhaos]

Damn. If you go to Google there's a few articles. In fact I got into the meat of the WSj without any sub, so I assume the spiders got past that OK.
Essentially, Intel paid huge subsidies/rebates/bribes to assemblers not to carry AMD products. Grey tactics in the US but the EU slapped their wrist with one of those 'biggest ever' fines - well, since Microsoft.

Curious. If you open it through Google you see the entire article.

[Phage]

Curious. If you open it through Google you see the entire article.

Spiders from Mars...