AMD Files Antitrust Complaint Against Intel

AMD today announced that it filed an antitrust complaint against Intel Corporation (Intel) yesterday. “The 48-page complaint,” says AMD’s press release, “explains in detail how Intel has unlawfully maintained its monopoly in the x86 microprocessor market by engaging in worldwide coercion of customers from dealing with AMD.” AMD’s statement goes on to identify 38 companies that have been “victims of coercion by Intel”.

“Everywhere in the world, customers deserve freedom of choice and the benefits of innovation – and these are being stolen away in the microprocessor market,” said Hector Ruiz, AMD chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer. “Whether through higher prices from monopoly profits, fewer choices in the marketplace or barriers to innovation – people from Osaka to Frankfurt to Chicago pay the price in cash every day for Intel’s monopoly abuses.”

AMD’s press release can be read here:
AMD Files Antitrust Complaint Against Intel In U.S. Federal District Court
- Complaint Details Worldwide Coercion of Computer-Makers, System-Builders, Distributors and Retailers from Dealing with AMD
- Intel’s Illegal Acts Inflate Computer Prices and Limit Choices for Businesses and Consumers