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Japanese Government Raids Intel Tokyo Offices

Posted by michael on from the hands-up-or-the-cpu-gets-it dept.

mordicus writes "Reuters is reporting that Japanese Trade Officials have raided Intel's Japan Offices. From the article: 'Japan's fair trade watchdog raided the offices of Intel Corp's Japanese unit on Thursday and a government source in Tokyo said the chip giant is suspected of violating antitrust laws.' Japan seems to be rather vigilant in enforcing its antitrust legislation. Microsoft's Japanese unit was target of a similar operation less than two months ago."

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  1. Yikes! by Knight+Thrasher · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's their reasoning, I wonder? They think Intel is stealing processor stuff from Nintendo?

    1. Re:Yikes! by WormholeFiend · · Score: 4, Funny

      Prolly not.

      I bet that this unit just needed new computers, and didnt have the budget to buy them.

    2. Re:Yikes! by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Amusing, since the japanese have a good number of monopolies of their own. I wonder if they raid themselves?

      Still I can't look down on someone who raids microsoft AND intel.

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  2. Re:Japan vigilant? by bcolflesh · · Score: 3, Funny

    Exactly - the Yakuza, err Japanese Government don't really care to have competition - so Intel gets it's pinky cut off.

  3. Re:Kudos to Japan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Japanese merely enjoy "raiding" things. Look at China, for example.

  4. Re:Japan vigilant? by bcolflesh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello Kitty?

  5. Re:Raid by ThetaKestrel · · Score: 2, Funny

    True dat. First thing that came into my mind was "Japanese government raids Intel offices; all they found was ice cream and lemonade."

  6. Giant robot involved? by Geek_3.3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    From all of the recent /. stories, I imagine a lot of japanese robots doing the raiding...

    That or I watch too much anime. Probably a bit of both.

  7. No Knock Raids by DietVanillaPepsi · · Score: 4, Funny

    No-knock raids have been going on in America for quite some time to combat those crazy marijuana and crack users. It's about time that other countries pick up on the value of no-knock raids in taking down corporations that violate anti-trust laws. Had it gone down American-style, someone would have ended up dead.

  8. Or in haiku... by yarisbandit · · Score: 3, Funny

    japan vigilent
    intel antitrust frolicks
    ruined by truncheon

    1. Re:Or in haiku... by SuiteSisterMary · · Score: 2, Funny

      Cherry blossoms fall
      The moon rises in the sky
      Intel has been pVVn3d.

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  9. Re:Two down... by thestarz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does SCO, by any chance, have offices in Japan?

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  10. Just a few more raids by wheelgun · · Score: 4, Funny

    Intel and Microsoft? They need to raid a case maker, a hard drive maker, a video card maker and a motherboard maker and they'll be all set to play Half-Life 2 at the precinct. ;)

  11. Re:japan and crime by El+Cabri · · Score: 3, Funny

    House burglars in Japan are probably often caught while they are putting their shoes back on after they leave the crime scene.