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==Legal Battles==
==Legal Battles==
Intel has been confronted with several legal antitrust legal cases in the United States and Internationally.
===AMD Antitrust Lawsuit===
===AMD Antitrust Lawsuit===
In 2005, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Intel in the Unite States District Court of Delaware for allegedly practicing scare and coercion tactics on 38 companies to monopolize the x86 microprocessor industry.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/AMD-files-antitrust-suit-against-Intel---page-2/2100-1001_3-5765844-2.html?tag=mncol AMD files antitrust suit against Intel]</ref> In its complaint, AMD cited Intel pressured HP's Senior Managers to fire an executive who planned to use AMD chips on the HP Evo computers that is why HP turned down AMD 's free microprocessors offer to HP. In addition, AMD also claimed that Intel offered to pay 300 million yen per quarter in exchange for caps on purchasing from AMD. The result, AMD's 84% share on NEC's consumer business was completely lost within six months.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/AMDs-case-Market-forces-or-manipulation/2100-1014_3-5766776.html?tag=mncol;txt AMD's case: Market forces or manipulation?]</ref> In 2009, Intel agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle the anti-trust lawsuit and agreed to refrain conducting the following business practices:<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10396188-92.html Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement]</ref>
In 2005, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Intel in the Unite States District Court of Delaware for allegedly practicing scare and coercion tactics on 38 companies to monopolize the x86 microprocessor industry.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/AMD-files-antitrust-suit-against-Intel---page-2/2100-1001_3-5765844-2.html?tag=mncol AMD files antitrust suit against Intel]</ref> In its complaint, AMD cited Intel pressured HP's Senior Managers to fire an executive who planned to use AMD chips on the HP Evo computers that is why HP turned down AMD 's free microprocessors offer to HP. In addition, AMD also claimed that Intel offered to pay 300 million yen per quarter in exchange for caps on purchasing from AMD. The result, AMD's 84% share on NEC's consumer business was completely lost within six months.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/AMDs-case-Market-forces-or-manipulation/2100-1014_3-5766776.html?tag=mncol;txt AMD's case: Market forces or manipulation?]</ref> In 2009, Intel agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle the anti-trust lawsuit and agreed to refrain conducting the following business practices:<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10396188-92.html Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement]</ref>