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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (247986)	2/20/2008 2:33:09 AM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

The EU "started an investigation" in 2001 because AMD filed a complaint in 2000. But they did nothing but sit on their hands. Read it yourself from the EU's own "briefing sheet" from July 2005. dechert.com DechertOnPoint July 2005 A legal update from Dechert's EU & Competition Group EU Briefing Sheet ...under the "Competition" section: Commission officials raid Intel On 12 July 2005, US chip maker Intel and other computer makers and distributors were raided by European Commission officials as part of their on-going investigation into possible competition violations by Intel. The raids took place at Intel’s plants in the UK and Germany. The Commission’s investigation began four years ago, but it was only when Advanced Micro Devices (“AMD”), Intel’s smaller rival, recently provided evidence of Intel’s alleged competition violations that the investigation gathered momentum. AMD has instigated proceedings and filed complaints with competition authorities worldwide claiming that Intel maintains its 78% market share by abusing its dominant position. In March, Japan’s Fair Trade Commission found that Intel had violated competition laws by offering rebates to five computer makers who agreed to either not buy or limit their purchases of chips made by AMD or other rivals. 2 The Commission’s investigation continues and Intel have said that they are fully cooperating with the Commission’s enquiries. So, take a look at the bolded sections. They admit that nothing happened in the first 4 years. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to connect the dots and realize that the "evidence" AMD supplied wasn't just charges, it was evidence that AMD got from the Japanese FTC raids. Petz