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To: aleph0 who wrote (241452)	9/29/2007 4:57:17 AM
From: graphicsguru	Respond to of 275872

US FTC & Justice Dept. will still insist it is not a monopoly ! I'm not sure why you're laughing. A monopoly created by virtue of superior products is absolutely legal. There are a variety of illegal ways to create a monopoly, as discussed here at length, including a wide variety alleged to have occurred years ago by AMD. What Intel did in the past, and any remedies for that will be decided by various courts. But as far as I can tell, Intel is currently keeping its nose clean. If Intel administers a death blow to AMD by getting to 45nm early, selling superior products at a profitable but low cost, and generally advancing technology at a rate that AMD cannot keep up with, they can very legally achieve a complete monopoly. And I think that may very well happen. Unless, of course, AMD can figure out a way to be profitable.