Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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It occurred about the same time as the first Intergraph case:

I see no mention of a Compaq suit in the FTC link you provided but it does confirm that Intel was not found to be in violation of any laws.

The settlement [in Digital vrs Intel] amount was undisclosed, but I have seen estimtes as high as 1.6 billion.

The general cost was disclosed but not the details. I was wrong about it being $500Million, it was $700Million. About 1/3 the cost of a new fab and all the other goodies were thrown in to boot!

http://news.com.com/2100-1023_3-204668.html

Who took who to the cleaners?

No, it's not. There are two cases involving Intergraph. Intel settled the first one for $300,000,000.00. The second one has yet to be decided.

Yes, you're right, there were 2 and as a shareholder I think they did the right thing settling the first and limiting the second as it's still in court. You just can't leave the fate of your company in the hands of a non technical jury in a hostile state. That's not an admission of wrong, just a realistic analysis of the risks involved. They did the smart thing.