Solve : Intel fined $1.5 billion (fraud)?

1.	Solve : Intel fined $1.5 billion (fraud)?
Answer» Quote The EC has imposed a record $1.45 billion fine on Intel, and ordered it to halt illegal rebates and other practices to squeeze out rival AMD. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/252787/intel-hit-with-record-145-billion-fine.htmlI see this getting tossed on appeal. Pretty INTERESTING though...KIND of makes me wonder what QUALITY of parts they are USING. 1.4bil in rebates?Intel already inflates its prices, now this!Everyone inflates prices...it's called Profit.Quote from: patio on May 13, 2009, 05:35:36 PM Everyone inflates prices...it's called Profit. Not everyone inflates the price to the extent Intel does.Price out a SMALL bottle of Visine...Or a gallon of colored ink...

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The EC has imposed a record $1.45 billion fine on Intel, and ordered it to halt illegal rebates and other practices to squeeze out rival AMD.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/252787/intel-hit-with-record-145-billion-fine.htmlI see this getting tossed on appeal.

Pretty INTERESTING though...KIND of makes me wonder what QUALITY of parts they are USING. 1.4bil in rebates?Intel already inflates its prices, now this!Everyone inflates prices...it's called Profit.Quote from: patio on May 13, 2009, 05:35:36 PM

Everyone inflates prices...it's called Profit.

Not everyone inflates the price to the extent Intel does.Price out a SMALL bottle of Visine...Or a gallon of colored ink...

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