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EU files new charges against Intel

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS–European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. …
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0 comments | Processors, Components, Commission, Antitrust, AMD, Intel, European Commission, Sales Force Management, Intel Corp., Reuters, Hardware, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., European Union, Semiconductors, Sales |

Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker’s marketing and sales practices, according to a report. European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker’s marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street…
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EU set to warn Germany over gaming market

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

New German law that bans online gaming and most betting said by EU to thwart foreign gaming-market competition. The European Commission is set to step up legal action against Germany next week for thwarting foreign competition in the country’s gaming markets, sources with knowledge of the decision said…
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0 comments | European Commission, Sales Force Management, Germany, Commission, EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, Industry, European Union, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Politics & government, Sales |

Google spars with European lawmakers over privacy

Monday, January 21st, 2008

At hearing, company’s global privacy counsel assails officials, saying they’re taking a privacy case and trying to “shoehorn it into a competition law review.” Google attacked European parliamentarians and privacy advocates on Monday for trying to have competition authorities consider the handling of personal information in its $3.1…
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