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NVidia, AMD Subpoenaed In Antitrust Investigation

Posted by Zonk on from the business-of-making-shinies dept.

mustardayonnaise writes "CNN Money is reporting that graphics chipmakers Nvidia and AMD (who recently acquired NVidia rival ATI) said Friday that they received subpoenas from the US Department of Justice as part of a probe into potential antitrust violations involving graphics processing units and cards. Each company controls about 25% of the entire graphics chip market. According to the article, Intel, who makes their own fair share of graphics chipsets, has yet to be included in the investigation."

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  1. Intel Correction by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 4, Funny
    Intel, who makes their own fair share of graphics chipsets, has yet to be included in the investigation.

    From TFA: "To my knowledge, we haven't gotten a subpoena ourselves ... but I'm not 100 percent certain," said Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy, adding he was checking with company lawyers to confirm.

    You know, as an investor, I'd rather go with the company that has been subpoened over the one that can't quite be sure!

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    1. Re:Intel Correction by Iamthefallen · · Score: 4, Funny

      An Intel spokesman later followed up and said: "We're 99.999999999990437% certain we have not been subpoenaed."

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