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[Processors]| Friday 6th April 2001 |
The accusation is that Intel has used its dominance to distort the market in its own favour. "This could have the effect of foreclosing the market" to competitors, a Commission spokesperson told Reuters. The investigation has only just begun, however, and the Brussels body has stressed that it has not yet found Intel guilty of breaking any European Union competition laws.
As well as the general business practices of Intel, it seems the Commission is particularly interested in cross-licensing agreements involving its microprocessor bus architectures.
Intel, like Microsoft, is no stranger to anti-competitive cases, and the representatives of the company have simply returned the accusations with a straight bat, defending the company's practices as "lawful and fair".
Indeed, Microsoft is also still being investigated by the EC - the Europeans taking as long as their American counterparts to come to a finding over the question of anti-competitive practices.
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