AMD sues Intel for Monopoly Practices

Microsoft seems to have gotten used to it. Now, it is Intel’s turn to be sued for similar reasons by their prime competitor in the market AMD. AMD has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp., accusing it of forcing customers into exclusive deals to keep them from buying AMD microprocessors.

They filed the suit in the U.S. District Court in Delaware and talks about 38 companies including some big names, which they claim, have been bullied by Intel to stay away from AMD. In fact, they have in one instance compared the microprocessor giant to a cocaine dealer who gets customers hooked on its financial incentives.

Intel currently has a major bulk of the share in the x86 microprocessor market and earns 90% of the revenues in this field. Hector Ruiz, president and chief executive officer of Sunnyvale-based AMD said in a statement: “Everywhere in the world, customers deserve freedom of choice and the benefits of innovation — and these are being stolen away in the microprocessor market.”

Intel has for the time being refused to comment on this lawsuit.