EU Accuses Intel Of Using Illegal Tactics Against AMD
The European Commission issued formal charges against Intel Thursday for allegedly using illegal tactics against smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a European Commission spokesman said.
The Commission, the European Union's top antitrust regulator, has spent years investigating Intel's tactics to determine whether it acted unfairly to preserve its dominance over AMD.
"I can confirm the statement of objections has been sent," said Ton Van Lierop, a spokesman for the European Commission. Intel had no immediate comment.
The two companies make all the central processing unit (CPU) chips at the heart of the world's 1 billion personal computers and servers.
The formal charges are contained in a statement of objections (SO).
