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SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 4, 2010 – Intel and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have reached a tentative settlement in the antitrust suit filed by the Commission December 16. The FTC sued Intel alleging Intel had violated Section 5 of the FTC Act. The settlement agreement expressly states that Intel does not admit either any violation of law or that the facts alleged in the complaint are true. The agreement approved today by the Commission is subject to a 30 day public comment period and final approval by the Commission.
"This agreement provides a framework that will allow us to continue to compete and to provide our customers the best possible products at the best prices," said Doug Melamed, Intel senior vice president and general counsel. "The settlement enables us to put an end to the expense and distraction of the FTC litigation."
A copy of the agreement can be found at www.intel.com/pressroom/legal.
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Poison Pill is gone; If AMD is bought, Intel has to fairly negotiate a license with successor...
You're right about that and it's legally significant but not so much technically. Intel did not want x86 getting into the libraries of foundries and now that's a possibility. The issue now becomes purely technical, meaning who is going to make a competitive x86 product when AMD can't? The gap is widening so this may not have much impact.
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