SK Net Service Company Ltd:Intel must reply three new allegations of monopoly from EU in eight days
In June this year, South Korea’s antitrust division of Intel opened a 26 million U.S. dollars of the ticket, why is that the company’s South Korean PC maker to offer a discount on the assumption that Samsung Electronics, Trigem Computer and other PC makers are not permitted to handle procurement AMD For. Intel in South Korea to open a ticket on the second day, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the monopoly of the market for Intel launched a formal investigation. In addition to the U.S. federal government, the New York State are also investigating Intel’s market model.
For the EU last year against Intel’s allegations, the company has to respond. Intel said PC makers to offer discounts to lower PC prices, and ultimately benefit consumers; In addition, Intel also to governments and educational institutions to offer discounts, the purpose is to promote global economic and educational level of development . The company has repeatedly said that their current market model does not have any irregularities in it.
During 2005, the Japan Fair Trade Commission found that Intel’s market model of the Japanese anti-monopoly law violations. Although Intel did not agree with the Government of Japan this conclusion, but in order to avoid prosecution by the Japanese and prosecute, the company decided to accept the Japan Fair Trade Commission made the recommendations for improvement.
In other words, the European Union in 2007 involving allegations of Intel’s main wholesale market killed at AMD, Thursday the new allegations involved in the retail channel Intel exclusion AMD.
This article is provided by SK Net Service Company Ltd
During 2007, the EU has accused Intel to discounts, marketing subsidies and low-priced products for conditions to stop the major PC manufacturers in low-priced PC and server products using AMD processors. These products are used in the x86 chips, Intel’s market share exceeds 75 percent. Thursday accused the European Union is the new allegations in 2007 a further extension means that the EU’s expansion to Intel’s marketing and sales model of the scope of the survey.
It is learnt that the EU will be open to ticket Intel, but the amount of a fine of up to Intel’s annual sales will not exceed 10 per cent of revenue. Analysts said the EU tickets will not bring real impact of Intel’s performance, but the matter will affect Intel’s external image. For the latest EU charges, Intel should provide a response within eight days.
The EU Thursday in a statement that: First of all, Intel had to major retailers in the European Union to provide a discount, provided that these retailers can only sell Intel-based PC. Secondly, Intel for PC manufacturers to pay a certain cost, requiring PC manufacturers to delay introduction of the AMD-based PC. Furthermore, Intel also to the notebook computer makers to offer discounts to encourage these companies only launched Intel-based notebook computers.
(SK Net Service Company Ltd)
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