EU likely to fine Intel for anti-competitive behavior

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NJ5 said:

Dodece said:
@NJ5

Unfortunately it will be seen as nationalism, because the European Union itself has a number of unethical, anti competitive, pro monopoly trade practices under its own belt. So it will read as I am allowed to cheat, and you are not allowed to cheat. Further more it always reads like government profiteering. So is just really being served, or is it just more pocket lining.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but if you're talking about anti-competitive European companies, a lot of them have been fined by the EU no less.

Several airlines: http://www.eyefortransport.com/content/five-major-airlines-plead-guilty-price-fixing (scroll down for the European antitrust investigation)

Siemens: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2324897,00.html

BASF: http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUSBRU00618720071212

Car glass makers: http://article.wn.com/view/2008/11/12/EU_levies_hefty_fine_on_car_glass_makers_f/

I could go on...

 

siemens it pretty much dead, it survives being sold in pieces to different companies, benq bought the mobile phone part not use it anymore.

nokia part of the network part (but also struggling to keep it alive).

 i think they still make notebooks with fujitsu.