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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (226198)	2/16/2007 9:47:17 PM
From: fastpathguru	Read Replies (2) of 275872

I suppose the fact that any time Intel makes a deal with a customer that differs from another deal in any minute way, that should be considered "illegal" because Intel is only trying to strengthen its own leadership position. Well DUH, of course any successful company is going to do that. LOL, you're convinced that Intel can "interpret" its way out of a prima facia antitrust violation. Can you tell me what the difference between "trying to strengthen its own leadership position" with exclusionary and discriminatory rebates and "tend[ing] to create a monopoly" with the same? FYI: o Robinson-Patman Act Section 2(a) ?? It shall be unlawful for any person • engaged in commerce • to discriminate in price • between different purchasers • of commodities • of like grade and quality • where such commodities are sold for use, consumption, or resale within the United States and • where the effect of such discrimination may be substantially to lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly in any line of commerce, or to injure, destroy, or prevent competition with any person who either grants or receives the benefit of such discrimination, or with customers of either of them. Note that it explicitly says "effect", which means it simply doesn't matter what Intel's reasoning is behind some practice that has this effect. fpg

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