Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[imho]

Intel got caught red-handed and their only defence is that it didn't harm their customers which is a pathetic defence.

If anyone has harmed customers, it is AMD. Given that Intel no longer can pass discounts to key Japanese OEM's, any Japanese end user wishing to purchase an Intel based system will now have to pay a higher price. Japanese Intel buyer gets screwed. But wait, the end user can go buy a Dell, which can pass along the discount that Intel happily gives. So now the Japanese OEM customers lose business to Dell and now they are getting screwed. But wait, the Japanese end users who wish to buy AMD systems now will pay a little more since AMD competes with a more expensive Intel product and can keep ASP's a little higher. So the Japanese AMD buyer gets screwed. Yep, AMD is good for the Japanese consumer, NOT! Japanese OEM's must privately love AMD, NOT!

IMHO