Chip maker accused of using threats, rewards to shut out competitors
(AP) - The Federal Trade Commission sued Intel today, looking to block tactics it says the world's biggest chip maker has used to snuff out competition. The FTC said Intel, which makes the microprocessors that run personal computers, has used both rewards and threats to discourage computer makers from buying competitors' chips or marketing computers that carry them. The complaint names Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM as Intel's targets. More»
