The United States of America vs INTEL........
United States vs Intel
by: winemkr
3/21/00 12:04 am
Msg: 132573 of 132573
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS:
Robert Pitofsky, Chairman
Sheila F. Anthony
Mozelle W. Thompson
Orson Swindle
In the Matter of
INTEL CORPORATION, a corporation.
DOCKET NO. 9288
COMPLAINT
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and by virtue of the authority vested
in it by said Act, the Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Intel Corporation
(?Intel?) has engaged in a pattern of conduct, as described herein, that violates Section 5 of the Federal
Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. õ 45, and it appearing to the Commission that a
proceeding in respect thereof would be in the public interest, hereby issues its complaint, stating its
charges as follows:
A. The Respondent
1. Intel Corporation (?Intel?) is a corporation organized, existing, and doing business under and by
virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, with its office and principal place of business located at
2200
Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95052. For the fiscal year ended December 31,
1997, Intel reported revenues of approximately $25 billion and profits of approximately $6.9 billion.
2. Intel designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells a variety of semiconductor products,
including microprocessor devices. A microprocessor is the central processing unit of a computer
system. Often described as the ?brains? of a computer system, the microprocessor serves the essential
functions of processing system data and controlling other devices integral to the system. Intel?s
microprocessor products include a family of devices that are marketed and sold under the trade names
Pentium, Pentium with MMX, Pentium Pro, and Pentium II (the ?Pentium microprocessors?).
3. At all times relevant herein, Intel has been, and is now, a corporation as ?corporation? is defined in
Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. õ 44; and at all times relevant herein, Intel
has been, and is now, engaged in commerce as ?commerce? is defined in Section 4 of the Federal
Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. õ 44.
B. Intel Has Monopoly Power
4. One line of commerce relevant to Intel?s conduct is the manufacture and sale of all general-purpose
microprocessors, including current-generation microprocessors. The relevant market also includes
future-generation microprocessors and technologies for current-generation and future-generation
microprocessors. In addition, narrower markets may be contained within the market for
general-purpose microprocessors.
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