EU Officials Raid Intel Offices

Eukariote writes "As part of the ongoing antitrust investigations, EU officials have raided Intel offices as well as offices of a number of IT firms manufacturing or selling computers. This follows the recent ruling by Japan's Fair Trade Commission declaring Intel's exclusionary practices illegal as well as the lawsuit filed by AMD."

Comments

What kind

[savagedome]

What kind of RAID was it? 1, 2, 5...

Re:What kind

[ohyedoggies]

Someone mod parent redundant.

Re:What kind

[bdcrazy]

Raid 6!
http://www.intel.com/design/storage/raid6.htm

Wow I knew it

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

It seems quite clear that most European police officers massively read Slashdot while on the job.

I bet Intel is already bracing for another raid when the dupe is posted...

Re:I can't believe Americans are supporting this

[Guppy06]

"a company based mainly in the United States and employs our people."

Posting from Indonesia, are we?

Re:Wow

[pestilence669]

Espionage is the ultimate way to discover what your competitors are up to. It's risky. It takes careful planning. You need flawless execution. There's a certain art to it.

Too many companies see a competitor and then lower prices or try to outperform them. Tossing morals aside, propaganda and sabotage are much more efficient.

It takes balls. Big ones. Intel has proven that they will do what it takes to maintain market dominance. When someone has a better idea, they will buy it or steal it. Either way, the consumer benefits.

Some may argue that the consumer is hurt by anti-competitive behavior. That's true, but the opposite can be true as well.

"Anti" competitive behavior is actually the most competitive kind there is.

Intel's automatic doors

[AtariAmarok]

You know, those Intel automatic doors? They'd been programmed to open real slow if someone involved with AMD is trying to get in.

Re:Give the money back to the consumers, not AMD!

[tomhudson]

Well, the U.S. could sue Intel, and then the money would be going back to consumers in a way.

... right - another lawsuit ... just what we really need.

Time for a new poll - US suing Intel:

[ ] No thanks, I have enough holes in my head already
[ ] I couldn't care less
[ ] I could care less, but I'd REALLY have to work on it
[ ] Kill all the lawyers and be done with it
[ ] In the soviet union intel sues cowboyneal's korean granny
[ ] Free beer

This just in.. Apple switches again

[OsirisX11]

Will Apple now go to AMD?

My vision

[Antimatter3009]

After reading the headline, all I can picture are a bunch of special ops dressed in black crashing through the windows of the corporate headquarters throwing flashbangs and ripping computers out of the wall.

Re:More Info

[PhoenixPath]

The EU is looking for evidence due to the Japanese investigation and the finding that Intel was in violation. They are now able to get a hold of all the documents from that ruling and it also gives them more effective reasoning for conducting the 'raids' mentioned above. They now feel they have a stronger case.

The EU has been going after monopolies like a rabid dog lately with MS. It makes perfect sense they'd target Intel now that the MS thing has basically been resolved.

Re:An old rumor

[Anonymous Coward]

We are competitive in the chip fag market

Wow, that'll really throw the raiding company for a loop.

"Didja find anything can help our case?"

"Nah, just this memo talking about cheap cigarettes, or homosexuals who pleasure themselves with potatoes, one of the two, but nothing about the microprocessor industry."

"Damn. Fancy a fag?"

Re:Conspiracy?

[Anonymous Coward]

No. That's the stupidest way to add value to a product I've ever heard. "Buy AMD Processors, now with legal action!"

competitive chip fag

[OglinTatas]

"We are competitive in the chip fag market..."

Is a competitive chip fag that jerk who bogarts the Fritos?