标题: 欧盟正式指控Intel垄断 [打印本页] 作者: Prescott 时间: 2007-7-27 17:20 标题: 欧盟正式指控Intel垄断 EU formally charges Intel with market dominance over AMD in computer sector
July 27, 2007: 03:31 AM EST
BRUSSELS, Jul. 27, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) --The European Commission said it has sent a statement of objections toIntel (NASDAQ:INTC) Corp for alleged market dominance over its rivalAdvanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) in the computer processing units (CPU)sector.
The Commission believes that Intel provided substantialrebates to various original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on thecondition that they obtain all or the great majority of their CPUrequirements from Intel.
It also claims Intel made payments toinduce an OEM to either delay or cancel the launch of a product lineincorporating an AMD-based (NYSE:AMD) CPU.
In addition, the Commission believes Intel offered CPUs at a below-average cost.
'These three types of conduct are aimed at excluding AMD, Intel's mainrival, from the market. Each of them is provisionally considered toconstitute an abuse of a dominant position in its own right. However,the Commission also considers at this stage of its analysis that thethree types of conduct reinforce each other and are part of a singleoverall anti-competitive strategy,' the EU executive said in astatement.
Intel has 10 weeks to reply to the charges and willthen have a right to be heard in an oral hearing. If the charges areconfirmed, the Commission may impose a fine.作者: Prescott 时间: 2007-7-27 17:26 Intel May Face EU Antitrust Charges - Update [INTC]
7/27/20071:54:34 AM Chip King Intel Corp. (INTC) may soon be embroiled in anantitrust battle with the European regulators, and the legal processcould get as complex as the European Union's drawn out battle withMicrosoft Corp.
The EU competition watchdog is planning to bringup formal charges against the chipmaker, for engaging in uncompetitiveactivity. The commission will charge Intel for offering illegal rebatesto computer makers, to lure sales from rival Advanced Micro DevicesInc. The Regulators may move Friday to charge Intel with violation ofanti-trust laws. A statement of objections, or an official chargesheet, was sent yesterday, according to a EU spokesman.
Thedecision to formally charge the company follows a six-yearinvestigation into allegations of illegal discounts topersonal-computer makers. AMD has always been cribbing about Intel'sbusiness practices and rebates and filed its own anti-trust suitagainst the bigger rival in 2005. The company has been urging theregulators to intervene.
Intel has commanded the lion's share ofthe Chip market, but AMD managed to boost its market sharesignificantly between 2003 and 2006. Last summer however, Intel made acomeback with a string of improved products and managed to regainmarket share, particularly in the first quarter of this year.
Lastweek, AMD said its unit sales were up 38% in the second quarter, fromthe previous quarter, signaling that it had resumed market share gains.
Intelwill have two months to respond to formal charges and a final decisioncan be appealed at European courts. The EU can fine companies up to 10%of annual sales for breaking antitrust rules. The biggest antitrustfine levied by the commission was 497 million euros against Microsoftfor abusing its leadership in PC operating systems.
Intel hasalso faced antitrust probes in Japan and Korea. In April 2005, Japan'santitrust authority ordered the chipmaker to remove clauses thatrestrict Japanese computer makers from using other chips. In February2006, Korean officials raided Intel offices.
Intel has maintained that its practices are fair and lawful. The company could not be reached for comment.
Intel stock closed Thursday's trade at $24, down 50 cents.作者: awoo 时间: 2007-7-27 22:26
驱家的报道
在经过了多年的证据搜集、积累后，欧盟委员会今天正式对Intel提起了反垄断控告。欧盟委员会发言人Tom Van Lierop确认，他们已经向Intel发去了一份“异议声明书”(SO)，不过他拒绝发表进一步评论。