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Rambus in Violation of Monopoly Laws

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ram-busted dept.

surfingmarmot writes to tell us that in a recent ruling the Federal Trade Commission declared that Rambus had unlawfully monopolized four computer memory technology markets. From the article: "In an opinion by Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour, the Commission found that, through a course of deceptive conduct, Rambus was able to distort a critical standard-setting process and engage in an anticompetitive 'hold up' of the computer memory industry. The Commission held that Rambus's acts of deception constituted exclusionary conduct under Section 2 of the Sherman Act and contributed significantly to Rambus's acquisition of monopoly power in the four relevant markets. The Commission has ordered additional briefings to determine the appropriate remedy for 'the substantial competitive harm that Rambus's course of deceptive conduct has inflicted.'"

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  1. About fucking time by Cryptimus · · Score: -1, Troll

    These fucking cunts are the SCO of the hardware world. This company should have had a stake put through its heart a long time ago. It has no right to exist.

  2. Rambus's one single mistake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Pardon my being terribly jaded here, but I really have to wonder how this FTC decision could possibly have happened under the Bush administration!?!?!

    The only conclusion that I can come up with is that the crooks at Rambus didn't pay off the Republican party, like Microsoft did.

  3. Well, it appears that they are in arrears by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Apparently, they have not bribed the admin or their local republican. Or perhaps they just need to give more.