Intel Corp (INTC)

[imho]

smooth2o,

Do you think there's a possibility that as a result of working with the FTC that Intel requested the investigation in order to put a stop to being tried in a court of public opinion? After all, the trial is being delayed until 2010... was that requested/caused by AMD's 486?

The court of public opinion is AMD's best hope as things now stand. But I dont think Intel feels public opinion will be easily swayed by AMD, so I do not think Intel requested this just for that purpose. In fact we do not know who requested the subpoena’s be sent.

Speculating from both sides can make AMD or Intel be the instigator. There are also some interesting coincidences. Like the proximity of the US FTC to act on the heels of the Korean FTC. The proximity of this, to the decision to push out the US trial to 2010. The proximity to the leadership change at the FTC etc.

More questions than ever before.

IMHO