EU likely to fine Intel for anti-competitive behavior

[heruamon]

NJ5 said:

heruamon said:

Right..it's fines, to support the EU's ability to fine more companies that succeed. I'll tell you this, I can't see the US Gov't letting this go unchecked. This fine is excessive, to say the least, and with a fine this harsh, it's going to spin into politics quickly. The case here, imho, is to prove how EU consumers were harmed, not to protect a US company from another US company for the sake of competition. I jsut don't see this fine standing up to the withering attack it is going to receive from most US business and the pressure that will be applied to get this overturned. Bottomline will be this...if htey can do this to Intthey can do this others...Apple and Itunes is so going to be in the crosshairs...btw...are they going to force Apple to use AMD chips in their systems?

 

You're making it look like this will turn into an international diplomatic disaster. Maybe World War 3 even?

Your posts are becoming thread spam. You keep repeating the same thing, not yet having explained why this case is such a big deal when similar ones (especially Microsoft's) haven't caused any trouble before. Not just that but USA's regulators are saying they'll get harder on companies, opening the possibility Intel gets fined again.

 

First off, this isn't like the California vs. M$ case, and I pointed out the key differences, even if you don't understand or agree with them. Second, this isn't going to turn into WWIII, but I'll be surprised with the US Gov't doesn't get involved, because this is a foreign government regulating two US companies against each other. It's about precedence, and that makes it a big deal...don't believe me, turn on your TV now, and check out Bloomberg, or CNBC, or whatever...it's HUGE news. Third, I don't see the substance of the case against Intel...and how this applies to EU consumers. Exactly what laws were broken in the EU...since Intel giving nice deals to Dell...two US companies, btw, doesn't really fall under EU purview, imho. Now, the Electronics retailer might be a example, but they would need clear proof of direct Intel tampering, not innuendos. BTW, can you provide some concrete data to show how US regulators are cracking down on a company making harder for a rival to compete, in this manner?