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To: wbmw who wrote (259488)	4/6/2009 2:11:41 PM
From: Elmer Phud	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Have you attempted to find out which it is? Seems like this is the heart of the issue, IMHO. Yes, and it leads to logical absurdities if you follow AMD's logic. I believe AMD holds that they would be an efficient producer if they were allowed free and open access to the marketplace. It is Intel's concerted effort to exclude AMD from that free and open access by illegal and coercive means that has stymied their market share and thus limited their volumes and ultimately their profits that would allow them to be a an even more competitive force in the marketplace. The absurdity is that it would require the co-conspiracy of all the world's major OEMs to systematically exclude AMD, even though AMD is a significant customer, and to thwart the attempts by various investigative bodies and law enforcement agencies from uncovering evidence of Intel's diabolical plot, or it would require the world's OEMs to be so frightened and intimidated by Intel that they refuse to step forward and corroborate AMD's accusations out of fear of retribution. Taken together, I find it too absurd to entertain because the alternative explanation, that AMD is incompetent, is much simpler and better explains the facts without invoking any paranoid delusional world wide conspiracies.

To: wbmw who wrote (259488)	4/6/2009 2:21:56 PM
From: fastpathguru	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: Sigh... If you elevate protecting competition above protecting the consumer then an infraction can occur in the absence of any consumer harm. I don't think we as a society want that because it rewards incompetence, as we have seen in AMD's case, and leads to higher prices to support the inefficient competitor. The exact opposite of it's intent. I haven't been counting, but it seems like you've brought this up quite a few times already. "This" is wrong. The USDOJ Antitrust Division agrees with me. fpg