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AMD Says Intel Has Illegal Chip Monopoly
Lawsuit Filed Over Marketing Tactics
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Competition in the computer chip industry may be moving into the courtroom.Advanced Micro Devices has filed an antitrust suit against its larger rival, Intel.
In a 48-page complaint, AMD claims that Intel unlawfully maintained its monopoly in the market for x86 microprocessors. The x86 chip runs the operating systems of Microsoft Windows, Sun Microsystems’ Solaris and Red Hat’s Linux.
Apple Computer plans to switch exclusively to x86 processors to run Mac OS software beginning in 2006.
In a press release, AMD says Intel engaged in “worldwide coercion” to keep customers from dealing with AMD.
The complaint alleges Intel unlawfully maintained its monopoly by forcing major customers such as Dell, Sony, Toshiba, Gateway and Hitachi into Intel-exclusive deals in return for outright cash payments, discriminatory pricing or marketing subsidies conditioned on the exclusion of AMD.
In a written statement, AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz said, “everywhere in the world, customers deserve freedom of choice and the benefits of innovation — and these are being stolen away in the microprocessor market.”
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