New York Launches Intel Antitrust Investigation

Multiple users have notified us of reports that the Attorney General of New York has initiated an antitrust investigation of Intel. The EU served Intel with similar charges last July, and AMD has been battling Intel over antitrust issues for some time. Quoting the New York Times: "The subpoenas from Mr. Cuomo's office will seek internal memos, billing documents, and correspondence between Intel and its customers to determine whether the company engaged in a variety of anticompetitive practices, like penalized customers, primarily computer manufacturers, for purchasing processors from competitors or improperly paying customers to use Intel chips exclusively. Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for Intel, said the company would comply with Mr. Cuomo's subpoena but denied any illegality."

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Chuck had this to add to his statement:

[Anonymous Coward]

"Also, I hate niggers. Thank you."

I'm not sure he really said that but I am sure that niggers smell stinky.

Intel is a monopoly, but it's a natural one

[Anonymous Coward]

Natural monopolies aren't morally wrong as artifically-created or sustained ones are.

Intel grew to dominance by selling their product well, and advertising it to stay-at-home moms, professional coders, milkmen, niggers, babysitters, mall security and anyone that could use a computer.

They're the architects of the PC revolution, not IBM or Microsoft - and now they're being punished.