Intel Corp (INTC)

[imho]

mas,

From the article quoting Margaret Lewis, director of commercial solutions strategy at AMD.

"Yes Intel has a lot of money and it can cut prices. But the sales force of one of our partners say they had a customer that would not accept its processors [when offered] for free."

Wait a minute! Didn’t AMD complain in their lawsuit that they offered their processors for FREE and the customer would not take them? Supposedly because of Intel influence or some other illegal tactic. From the lawsuit:

"In 2002, AMD alleges, Intel pressured Hewlett-Packard into withdrawing a computer using AMD's chips from a successful product line and from its resellers, though AMD offered to give H-P the first million chips for free."

Does this suggest AMD is doing something illegal? Remeber we are talking FREE Intel processors! Just swap Intel for AMD...

"In 2006, Intel alleges, AMD pressured Hewlett-Packard into withdrawing a computer using Intel's chips from a successful product line and from its resellers, though Intel offered to give H-P the first million chips for free."

OK, listen, no need to respond. The questions are rhetorical and you have already passed judgment on Intel. For the rest of us, it makes you wonder.

IMHO