Intel AMD listing seven sins proposed antitrust prosecution to the court

AMD on Tuesday announced that on Monday in the United States federal court in Delaware proposed antitrust lawsuit against Intel, that Intel violated the Sherman antitrust act of second, the Clayton act of fourth and sixteenth, and the "California commercial and professional conduct".

In the 48 page of the indictment, AMD explained in detail how Intel to maintain the monopoly of the x86 microprocessor market through illegal means, forcing global customers do not do business with AMD. AMD named the 38 companies under the threat of Intel, including large computer manufacturers, small system integrators, wholesalers and retailers, Intel in the mainland on the use of seven types of illegal behavior in the three.

AMD, chairman of the board of directors of Hector - Ruiz said: "in the world, should enjoy the right to freedom of choice and innovation benefit of the microprocessor market customers are deprived of these rights. Due to the monopoly caused by high prices, lack of choice and innovation barriers and other issues, the world's people every day to pay the price for Intel's monopoly."

According to sales volume, Intel currently has 86% market share in the x86 microprocessor market, by revenue, is up to a market share of up to 90%. Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) recently found that Intel abuse of monopoly power, exclusion of fair and open competition, in violation of the Japanese anti-monopoly law third. They found that Intel did not object to these allegations by restricting AMD to increase market share by restricting Japanese PC makers to.

The EU has said it is conducting a similar antitrust investigation against Intel, and is working with the Japanese government. AMD is responsible for legal affairs of the executive vice president Thomas - Mccoy said: "we encourage regulators around the world pay close attention to Intel behavior due to market failure and harm to consumers, Intel to keep illegal monopoly profits at the expense of the interests of consumers and the computer manufacturer, the computer manufacturer's profit margin is very small, it is time to get rid of the global computer industry and consumers Intel's monopoly power."

According to the indictment, Intel's illegal acts include:

1, DELL, SONY, Toshiba, forced Gateway, customers such as Hitachi and Intel signed an exclusive agreement, if you do not accept the AMD will be able to obtain cash, preferential price, marketing allowances and other benefits.

- according to industry reports, as well as the Japan Fair Trade Commission survey results, Intel and Toshiba to pay a lot of cash to DELL, they do not do business with AMD.

2, the main force NEC, Acer, Fujitsu and other customers to sign some exclusive agreement given conditional discount prices, subsidies, market development funds, serious restrictions or give up AMD.

- Intel paid millions of dollars to stop NEC from AMD procurement, which allows Intel to acquire more than 90% of NEC's business in Japan, the NEC on the global procurement of AMD microprocessors impose an upper limit of NEC.

3, Intel established a strong discriminatory system and incentives, so that customers lost freedom of choice.

After AMD successfully enter the HP mobile computer products, although products sell very well, Intel did not reach the sales target in the fourth quarter of 2004 to HP refused to pay the discount check grounds, only in HP to ensure that Intel get at least 90% of the mainstream retail business, HP was able to make up the difference in the next quarter.

4, Intel AMD platform for the promotion of the customer threat to retaliate, especially in the field of strategic market, such as commercial desktops.

- former Compaq CEO Michael Cappella J said in 2000, due to the business and AMD reached a certain scale, Intel server chip shipments stop key, Cappella J said: "there is a gun to my head." He said he had to stop purchasing AMD products.

--Gateway executives said that although the company's AMD procurement of products is limited, still subject to Intel's revenge, had to pay high prices.

5, Intel Best Buy, Circuit City and other key retailers to impose quotas, requiring their computer inventory most or all of the use of Intel chips, thus limiting the choice of consumers.

--AMD is Europe's largest computer retail market Media Markt completely blocked, Media Markt accounted for 35% of German computer retail sales.

--Office Depot has refused to hold a AMD laptop in the stock market for fear of retaliation, despite AMD's financial support.

6, Intel forced computer manufacturers and technology industry partners to boycott AMD product release or publicity.

- former Intel CEO Barrett threatened Acer chairman said that if AMD support sixty-four bit Athlon, will have "serious consequences", Intel did not explain the reason in case of delay give Acer $15 million to $20 million market development fund, Acer quit in September 2003 64 AMD Athlon (TM) release.

7, Intel abuse of its market forces, technical standards and products in the industry to stress, the main purpose is to prevent AMD foothold in the market.

- Intel prevents AMD from becoming "Advanced DRAM" the most senior member, limiting AMD to participate in the development of key industry standards.

- Intel is specially designed for the compiler, and if the computer uses a AMD microprocessor, the performance of the computer will decline.