AMD has filed with federal district court for
the district of Delaware, an antitrust complaint against Intel, alleging Intel
of forcing major customers to accept exclusive deals, withholding rebates and
marketing subsidies as a means of punishing customers who buy more than
prescribed quantities of processors from AMD, threatening retaliation against
customers doing business with AMD and other charges.
Hector Ruiz, AMD Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer has put up an
open letter accusing Intel of monopolist.
Is this an desperate act from AMD ? I do not
think so. They had been doing good till date but Intel has been able to catch up
after their x64 failure. So, if you forgot about or missed the Microsoft Vs DOJ
antitrust trial, get ready for another show.
AMD is holding a press conference Tuesday
morning.