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Dell's Intel Bias Caused By Under the Table Cash?

Posted by Zonk on from the that-certainly-would-explain-it dept.

swschrad writes "There's a story up on Reuters today saying Dell faces a class-action lawsuit for finagling the books to hide under-table money from Intel. The hidden cash, up to a quarter-billion dollars a quarter, is alleged to have been paid to keep competing CPUs out of Dell PCs. Dell, their accountants at PriceWaterhouse, company founder Michael Dell, and former CEO Kevin Rollins are all avoiding comment on the pending litigation."

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  1. Huh? by bendodge · · Score: 0, Troll

    What's wrong with paying another company to carry only your products? Is it considered anti-competitive?

    But whatever the case, it shows that Intel doesn't trust their product enough to expose it to the free market.

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  2. I am not surprised by aschoeff · · Score: 0, Troll

    Intel is a horrible monopolist that needs to be dismantled. Let's hope this is a step in that direction.

  3. Keep AMD out of Dells! by JAB+Creations · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dell computers all suck and it only gives Intel a bad association when their processors are given a feeble 128 or 256 MB of memory. Also try installing XP or Vista without the CD/DVD that was shipped with you.

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  4. As a DELL shareholder: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    SELL

    P.S. Fuck Bush.

  5. frrost pist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    bben looking for! states that there downwArd spiral. In with THOUSANDS of

  6. Line Em All Up ... by burdicda · · Score: 0, Troll

    We are all waiting for the same story to break out about

    Quicken, Adobe Photoshop, and Autocad

    What possible reason could these companies have for holding back
    on recompiling versions for Linux ?

  7. Lerach is a noted scum-sucking bottom feeder by Thagg · · Score: 0, Troll

    He is noted for his legal extortion. Few of his lawsuits go to trial, but it's often cheaper to pay him off than to fight the suit.

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