Brussels accuses Intel of retailer pay-offs

The European Commission confirmed 17 July 2008 that it had sent a supplementary Statement of Objections (SSO) to Intel. The SSO reinforces the Commission’s preliminary view outlined in a Statement of Objections of 26 July 2007 (see MEMO/07/314) that Intel has infringed EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant position (Article 82) with the aim of excluding its main rival, AMD, from the x86 Central Processing Units (CPU) market.

European Commission: MEMO/08/517: Antitrust: Commission confirms supplementary Statement of Objections sent to Intel http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/517&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

INTEL: Press Release, 17.7.08: Intel Statement on Latest European Commission Action http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20080717corp_a.htm?iid=pr1_releasepri_20080717ra

BBC News, 17.7.08: EU hits Intel with fresh charges http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7512950.stm

Deutsche Welle, 18.7.08: Intel Accused of Bribery, Coercion in Europe http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3492408,00.html

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