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To: Dean Amo who wrote (573)	7/2/1996 2:01:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	of 1586275

Dean - If what you say is true and factual, this would be a clear violation of restraint of trade. Intel would have been dragged into court and flogged years ago. Since they haven't, one can only conclude that there was and is no validity to these accusations. Intel sells its chips directly to large customers and to distributors who re-sell these products to their customers. These computer customers have the choice to buy from Intel direct or through distribution, INDEPENDENT of Intel. Computer makers can therefore purchase CPUs of their choice from sources other than Intel, and anonamous to Intel. Further, there is a "gray" market available from which semiconductors can be purchased outside the normal channels. All these options make it quite impossible for Intel to dictate what chips their customers can and cannot purchase. If you think that Intel has managed to weave an international conspiracy that entwines the purchasing decisions of all major computer manufacturers, then Oliver Stone is looking for you. I'm sure he would love to hear your story of intrigue. I'll wait for the movie to come to "a theater near me". Paul

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