Letting Intel Be Intel

While the chip maker may be in hot water in both Europe and Asia for alleged anticompetitive behavior, U.S. regulators appear to be shrugging their shoulders.

Japan, South Korea, and the European Commission have accused Intel of coercing PC makers to lock archrival AMD out. But the Federal Trade Commission has declined to elevate its own inquiry into a more formal investigation, The New York Times said on October 21. Intel still faces a civil lawsuit by AMD.

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