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To: fastpathguru who wrote (259491)	4/6/2009 2:31:48 PM
From: Elmer Phud	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

It's a definitive source, Elmer. The Court is the definitive source. Not your interpretation. They will decide, not you. Why is it so hard to understand that competitors, like consumers, can be harmed by abusive monopolies and deserve protection from monopolies that would try to shut off free access to the market? Nice try but that's not the disagreement. We are talking about AMD's claim that Intel is an abusive monopoly and their attempt to prove their accusation. What about the cases where competition is denied and Monopolies are allowed if it serves the public good? Clearly the Public (consumer) is elevated above competition in those cases. Can you cite an instance where competition is elevated above the public/consumer? Where is the consumer allowed to suffer so that competition can thrive? Perhaps the oil industry? If there was a single oil producer that sold at lower prices would we be seeing demands that they raise prices so that smaller inefficient producers could survive? The point is that the consumer trumps competition.

To: fastpathguru who wrote (259491)	4/6/2009 2:37:51 PM
From: Mahmoud Mohammed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Mr Guru, Re: "Why is it so hard to understand that competitors, like consumers, can be harmed ..." Now we finally get to your wanting to use anti-trust laws to protect competitors. Weren't you the one that posted --> Message 25550230 "A) Surely you're not accusing me of promoting the idea that antitrust law protects competitors and not the process of competition? Because I've made the distinction many times in the history of this thread." en.wikipedia.org Exclusionary loyalty rebates raise consumer prices. Mahmoud