ATi (AMD) & Nvidia price fixing...?

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Nvidia to ATI in 2002: We don't get no respect
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U.S. District Judge William Alsup read aloud a 2002 e-mail from Nvidia Marketing VP Dan Vivoli to ATI President and COO Dave Orton:

Vivoli wrote, in part, "I really think we should work harder together on the marketing front. As you and I have talked about, even though we are competitors, we have the common goal of making our category a well positioned, respected playing field. $5 and $8 stocks are a result of no respect." "That's not good for the defense," said Alsup after reading the e-mail . . . "A jury would like to see this," he said.

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AMD, Nvidia Conspire to Price Fixing; Sued

In late August of this year, a major class action lawsuit was filed in the state of California against ATI/AMD and Nvidia, alleging that the two primary graphics cards companies conspired to price fixing of GPU processors and graphics cards.

The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Nothern District of California and the courts have ruled that the filing may proceed. The plaintiffs are Jordan Walker and Michael Bensingor, who have filed the suite on behalf of themselves and anyone else who has been an ATI or Nvidia customer.[/b]