Intel in Antitrust Trouble in Japan

vincecate writes "The Japan Fair Trade Commission has ruled that Intel violated antitrust laws in Japan. Giving customers discounts based on the volume of your products they purchased is good business. However, Intel was adjusting customer discounts based on the volume of competing products they purchased, which is not legal. After the ruling, AMD responded saying, "We encourage governments around the globe to ensure that their markets are not being harmed as well". While Intel responded saying, "Intel continues to believe its business practices are both fair and lawful."

What!?

[kunwon1]

Intel? Antitrust!? I don't believe it! I'd sooner believe that Linus Torvalds switched to a new OS!

Obligatory

[m50d]

Computer manufacturers are already being sued in anti-trust cases...in Ja- oh, never mind

Woo!

[Anonymous Coward]

Does this mean that we get to start referring to Intel as a "convicted monopolist" in every /. article about the company, just like we do for Micro$oft??

That's awesome!

Intel in Antitrust trouble... in Japan!

[Anonymous Coward]

Intel in Antitrust trouble... in Japan!

The meme works.

I'll give you an example...

[jpiggot]

Some people seem to be confused; let me help to explain. If I liked listening to "Pennywise" and bought all their CD's, and Ashley Simpson found out about it and charged me EXTRA to purchase her limited edition concert DVD with bonus interviews, AND if we both lived in Japan...I'd legally be allowed to force her to commit suicide in the town square. With a kitchen knife.

It's a rich and vibrant culture those Japanese have, I tell you.

Intel continues to believe...

[bani]

...that the itanium is a wildly successful product, too.

in other news, intel continues to believe the f00f and pentium fdiv bugs were really just user error...

Re:I'll give you an example...

[absurdist]

And when you release the DVD of her doing so, you'll have both the money and the eternal gratitude of millions of us worldwide.