AMD Subpoenas to Stop Document Destruction

cyberfunk2 writes "It appears that a court has granted AMD a "no-shred" request with respect to documents related to its' charges of Intel anticompetitive behavior. 9 of the 32 companies subpoenaed so far have said they will adhere to the order. The 9 are Acer, Gateway, Lenovo, NEC, Rackable Systems, Sony, Sun, Tech Data and Circuit City. Others have promised to respond soon."

Comments

What about electronic shredding ?

[Arthur B.]

I guess they have many electronic documents as well... Does the order apply to "not deleting the file". More specifically, how do they intend to enforce this order ! They can't obviously sit and ensure that no shredding is performed or no document is deleted !

Re:What about electronic shredding ?

[rokzy]

the point is that now this order is made, if someone claims they "accidentally" deleted something then they still go to jail. it shifts burden of proof from AMD proving the document was incriminating to other people proving it wasn't.

How Much Paperwork Can a Lawyer Process?

[DanielMarkham]

The nature of the complaint sounds awful, and AMD certainly has a very competitive product that Intel is trying to quash. I can't help but wonder, though, at how difficult it is going to be to prove the charges AMD makes, and even if they are proved, by the time years have passed and the judgement is made, the market will be way down the road. Look at the Microsoft browser case: while there was relief granted, did it really make a difference by the time it was given?
In addition, the sheer volume of paperwork requested (38 companies) indicates that this is going to be huge and take time to prosecute. While that's great for the lawyers, I'm not so sure it serves the interests of their client. Aside from a insignificant (relatively speaking) award and the lawyers getting paid, I can't remember one tech company suing another and actually coming out on top of the market years later. Perhaps they are doing this for deterrence purposes? ie, to keep Intel from continuing its practices during the trial?

Easy For You to Say

Re:How Much Paperwork Can a Lawyer Process?

[Dan Ost]

Also, even if the court battle drags on for years and never resolves, in the
meantime, Intel is pressured to not engage in the types of behavior that this
battle is about. Essentially, just starting the court battle protects AMD
from additional actions by Intel that might appear anti-competative.

It's also free advertising for AMD and hurts Intel's public image.

"Promised to respond soon"?

[Cyberax]

Please wait... Here, last document....

OK, now we promise we won't destroy any more documents.

We apologize for the inconvienence

[Sierpinski]

Those responsible for shredding the important documents, have been sacked. ...

We apologize again for the inconvienence. Those responsible for sacking the people who were shredding documents have also been sacked. ...

A moose once bit my sister...

No Shred Request?

[Evil W1zard]

Man it is totally unfair to not allow them to skateboard during this!

I Would Assume Many Companies...

[geoffrobinson]

if Intel is doing what AMD alledges, I would assume many third-party companies resent what Intel is doing. Shred? They may secretly help AMD behind the scenes for all we know.

They may not want to be held hostage.