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===EU Anti-Competitive Lawsuit===
===EU Anti-Competitive Lawsuit===
In 2007, the European Union filed an anti-competitive case against Intel. According to the EU Statement of Objection, the company violated Article 82 of the EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant position. EU cited that Intel conducted the following business practices:<ref>[http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/314& Competition: Commission confirms sending of Statement of Objections to Intel]</ref> <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/5316447/Intel-faces-biggest-ever-EU-competition-fine.html Intel faces biggest ever EU competition fine]</ref>
* Intel offered significant amount of rebates to various Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with a condition to purchase all their CPU requirement from Intel
* Paid OEM to entice them to delay or cancel the launching of product lines with an AMD-based CPU
* Intel offered CPUs on average or below cost in bidding against AMD-based products for strategic customers in the server market
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