Intel Corp (INTC)

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Now as in defining this particular case not a change of circumstance if you understand the subtle meaning I am trying to convey, perhaps 'here' would have been better. Intel will be like MS and wait until Justice gives her final verdict as the status quo suits it. The case is good, it's about time this was sorted for good, one way or the other.


And You don't seem to understand my point. Of course it's going to be a fight to the death, not to mention bloody. That decision was made for intel, when AMD filed their lawsuit. "Now" intel has no other choice, but to fight to the death. There can't be any settlement "Now".

Maybe there might have been a chance to settle this amicably, while AMD was slitering around like a snake in the grass, complaining to multiple Government regulators, as the "Unnamed Company" complaining about intel, but I guess that wasn't enough for Hector to get his rocks off. By taking the extra step of filing the lawsuit, taking out full page ads, etc etc, etc, "Now" intel is left with no other choice, but to fight. Settling would mean admitting that they are a monopoly, that would be business suicide, and that just is not going to happen, except in some Droidian Fantasy.

The Japanese Government understood something that seems to have eluded ole Hector and his merry band. The concept of saving face. Do you think it was an accident that the Japanese regulators came out with a preliminary finding, instead of taking it directly to court? No, they understood perfectly, that by doing it that way, it gave intel the opportunity to accept the decision, while disagreeing with it. the Japanese government got what they wanted, intel, while not pleased was able to accept the findings, while disagreeing with them, and everybody gets to save face. Not so "Now".

No, "Now", it's a fight to the death, all right, because "Now", Intel has no other choice. Hector and AMD made sure of that.