Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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AMD may have been sereptiously planning this for a long time, but you have to offset that by the fact that Intel has had a very effective anti-trust program in effect for decades. Then, figure that the unknown part of the FTC agreement might have ok'ed their present practices and then the fact that the FTC already found them pretty clean.

Me...

I don't think so. This seems like a calassical disconnect between the legal and marketing arms of INTC. Certainly the things alleged by AMD would never be condoned by any legal department. Further, it doesn't help that the previous head of marketing is now the CEO. Not that Barrett was above using the old Phillip's-Head to screw people to the INTC wall.

Over the last few years we've seen enough evidence of just how stupid people can get when pressured enough. How would you like to be CEO of INTC when the gold mine turns to lead? Otellini is probably buying "Depends" by the case.