To: Tomcat who wrote (164826 ) 7/12/2005 8:18:57 PM From: TGPTNDR Respond to TC, Re: Analysis: AMD vs. Intel - ... Toms Hardware.>Look at AT&T, which at least at the beginning of this millennium, was much more powerful than before the antitrust suit it lost in the 1970s. tomshardware.com Basically, AMD says that Intel hasn't been playing nice in the global processor market for a decade or so, using unfair practices to maintain its monopoly power. tomshardware.com Intel has until July 18 to file an answer to AMD's claim, and due to the many components of this case, we can only speculate about what this answer will say. tomshardware.com "First, AMD has to prove that Intel actually has monopoly power, which would be 40 percent in the US - that should be a non-issue here. But it also has to prove that Intel abused this monopoly power in a geographic region and this will be quite difficult." In terms of this case, it's early in the day, and AMD is flexing its muscles without revealing too much of what it has up its sleeves. tomshardware.com Another major part in AMD's case will be a topic that was often discussed in the Microsoft case: customer benefit. Intel's dominant position ultimately results in processor prices that are much higher than they would be in a more competitive landscape.
