| Intel Investigated over Sales Tactics |
 Intel Investigated over Sales Tactics Tues, 10 June 2008 AMD will be cackling with glee over this one
 The duel goes on... The investigation became official after the company was subpoenaed by America's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for records regarding its processor sales. Intel was being investigated 'informally' prior to the issue of the subpoena.
By opening a formal investigation, Intel said, the FTC will be able to get access to documents revealing Intel's communications with certain customers - documents Intel couldn't voluntarily provide because of a protective order that is part of a sweeping antitrust lawsuit AMD filed in 2005 that isn't expected to go to trial until 2010.
This is the latest event in a long-running spat between Intel and competitors AMD, who claim Intel has been using "aggressive tactics" in order to prevent AMD gaining market share; tactics that include telling manufacturers that it will "retaliate" if they introduce models based on AMD chips.
"From our perspective, it's not a surprising event nor is there any really substantive change in the relationship we've had with the FTC," Bruce Sewell, Intel's general counsel, said in an interview. - SMH Intel has denied the charges, saying that the marked drop in CPU prices are "evidence that this industry is fiercely competitive and working is compelling." If the probe into Intel's records finds them guilty, the company could face severe fines.
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