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ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO FILES ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST INTEL CORPORATION, THE WORLD'S LARGEST MAKER OF MICROPROCESSORS
In 2006, Intel paid Dell almost $2 billion in rebates, and in two quarters of that year, rebate payments exceeded Dell s reported net income From 2001 to 2006, Intel granted Dell a privileged position vis- -vis other computer makers in return for Dell s agreement not to market any products from ...
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Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel
Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel
nytimes.com — Following the lead of foreign regulators, New York’s attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo , filed a federal... antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Intel , the world’s largest chip maker. The lawsuit charges that Intel violated state and federal laws by ... (more) Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel
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New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion
Between the Lines — ... ) In a statement, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said that e-mails revealed that Intel has scored  exclusive agreements with computer makers to use its microprocessors by resorting to “rebates” and threats, such as cutting off payments, funding a competitor or ending joint development ventures. In a press release , Cuomo said: Rather than compete fairly, Intel used bribery and coercion to maintain a stranglehold on the market. Intel’s actions not only unfairly restricted potential competitors, but also hurt average consumers who were robbed of better products and lower ...

NY AG: Intel Is An Illegal Monopoly That Uses "Bribery And Coercion" [Lawsuits]
Consumerist — ... IBM * Intel paid IBM $130 million not to launch an AMD-based server product * Intel threatened to pull funding for joint projects that benefited IBM if IBM marketed AMD-based server products * Intel pressured IBM to launch another AMD-based server only on an "unbranded" basis The NYT says that Cuomo's suit is the "first formal antitrust action against Intel by any government agency in the United States in more than a decade." ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO FILES ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST INTEL CORPORATION, THE WORLD'S LARGEST MAKER OF ...

Intel Sued for Antitrust Violations by New York Attorney General
Digital Trends — New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed an antitrust lawsuit against chipmaking giant Intel Corporation , alleging the company abused its dominant position in the market to squeeze out rival chipmaker AMD. The suit ( ...

N.Y. AG Cuomo Sues Intel; Alleges Huge Kickbacks Paid To PC Makers
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily — ... The WSJ notes that Cuomo’s office began investigating Intel in January 2008; the FTC and a number of foreign regulators are already investigating the company for similar reasons. Intel rival AMD is also suing the company in Delaware over antitrust issues. ...

New York Attorney General Slaps Intel With Antitrust Suit
ChannelWeb Complete Feed — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Intel Wednesday, formally putting the chip giant in the crosshairs of U.S. antitrust enforcers for the first time in a decade. The suit alleges that Intel "violated state and federal anti-monopoly laws by engaging in a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct -- revealed in e-mails -- in order to maintain its monopoly power and prices in the market for microprocessors," according to a statement from the New York attorney general accompanying ...

Intel Hit With Antitrust Suit In NY
TechWeb — ... the guise of "rebates" to extract exclusive agreements from major computers makers, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM. Retaliatory threats against computer manufacturers perceived as working too closely with Intel rivals included cutting off payments from Intel, funding a computer maker's competitors, and ending joint development ventures, according to the suit. "Rather than compete fairly, Intel used bribery and coercion to maintain a stranglehold on the market," Cuomo said in a statement . "Intel's actions not only unfairly restricted potential competitors, but also ...

Antitrust charges filed against Intel
Hardware 2.0 — ... The New York Attorney General has filed antitrust charges against chip giant Intel, claiming that the company engaged in “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct.” According to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, emails have come to light which suggest that Intel leveraged “rebates” and employed threats and bribery to secure deals with PC makers. Here’s what Cuomo said in a press release : Rather than compete fairly, Intel used bribery and coercion to maintain a stranglehold on the market. Intel’s actions not only unfairly restricted potential competitors, but ...

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