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===AMD Antitrust Lawsuit===

===AMD Antitrust Lawsuit===

In 2005, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Intel in the Unite States District Court of Delaware for allegedly practicing scare and coercion tactics on 38 companies to monopolize the x86 microprocessor industry.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/AMD-files-antitrust-suit-against-Intel---page-2/2100-1001_3-5765844-2.html?tag=mncol AMD files antitrust suit against Intel]</ref> In its complaint, AMD cited Intel pressured HP's Senior Managers to fire an executive who planned to use AMD chips on the HP Evo computers that is why HP turned down AMD 's free microprocessors offer to HP. In addition, AMD also claimed that Intel offered to pay 300 million yen per quarter in exchange for caps on purchasing from AMD. The result, AMD's 84% share on NEC's consumer business was completely lost within six months.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/AMDs-case-Market-forces-or-manipulation/2100-1014_3-5766776.html?tag=mncol;txt AMD's case: Market forces or manipulation?]</ref> In 2009, Intel agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle the anti-trust lawsuit and agreed to refrain conducting the following business practices:<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10396188-92.html Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement]</ref>

In 2005, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Intel in the Unite States District Court of Delaware for allegedly practicing scare and coercion tactics on 38 companies to monopolize the x86 microprocessor industry.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/AMD-files-antitrust-suit-against-Intel---page-2/2100-1001_3-5765844-2.html?tag=mncol AMD files antitrust suit against Intel]</ref> In its complaint, AMD cited Intel pressured HP's Senior Managers to fire an executive who planned to use AMD chips on the HP Evo computers that is why HP turned down AMD 's free microprocessors offer to HP. In addition, AMD also claimed that Intel offered to pay 300 million yen per quarter in exchange for caps on purchasing from AMD. The result, AMD's 84% share on NEC's consumer business was completely lost within six months.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/AMDs-case-Market-forces-or-manipulation/2100-1014_3-5766776.html?tag=mncol;txt AMD's case: Market forces or manipulation?]</ref> The company also filed the same charges against Intel with the Japanese Fair Trade Commission and Korea's competition authorities.<ref>[http://www.ccianet.org/CCIA/files/ccLibraryFiles/Filename/000000000062/Antitrust-Competition.pdf Computer & Communications Industry Association:Antitrust Competition Policy]</ref>

 

In 2009, Intel agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle the anti-trust lawsuit and agreed to refrain conducting the following business practices:<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10396188-92.html Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement]</ref>

* Offering inducements to customers in exchange for their agreement to buy all of their microprocessor needs from Intel, whether on a geographic, market segment, or any other basis

* Offering inducements to customers in exchange for their agreement to buy all of their microprocessor needs from Intel, whether on a geographic, market segment, or any other basis

* Offering inducements to customers in exchange for their agreement to limit or delay their purchase of microprocessors from AMD, whether on a geographic, market segment, or any other basis

* Offering inducements to customers in exchange for their agreement to limit or delay their purchase of microprocessors from AMD, whether on a geographic, market segment, or any other basis