News Intel Wants Refund Over EU’s Overturned AMD Fine

[hannibal]

So a robber and cheater want to get money back from the fines, because the victim is now doing better many years after the crime...
Well well, hopefully they put extra fine because Intel seems to be bulling the old victim and behaving disrespectfully toward the court!

 

[-Fran-]

But Uro Cola or any other smaller soda companies could not get any major restaurants to sell their products since they have exclusivity contracts with either Pepsi or Coke. Shouldn’t they be eligible for compensation? Also shouldn’t Pepsi and Coke be accountable for their exclusivity practice?

Well, outside of the USA there's plenty competition in the "cola" (carbonated drinks) space, so what you're saying is funny, since your satire is actually a reality because of regulations like this

Regards.

 

[gdmaclew]

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[KyaraM]

EU defense plan: Don’t spend much money on defense and demand US taxpayers to save their ass.

EU tech plan: Have too many regulations that prevent local businesses to flourish. Then fine successful US companies (Microsoft, Google, Qualcomm, Intel, …) to generate revenue.

Intel should definitely go after the interest. If the fine is overruled then why shouldn’t they pay up the interest?

Typical (from some) American "we are the best and only innovative people in the world and everyone else is just leaching off us or against us!" bs, I see. If you want to get trampled by companies and the rich over and over and over again, be my guest, but stop spouting your bs around. It's sad to watch, and the only one getting hurt at the end is yourself.

 

[coolitic]

You forget that what Intel was doing was very clearly a case of anti-competitive behavior. You can give rebates/credits for VOLUME, but you can't pay money to push companies not to sell products of competitors, or to limit their sales of competing products, since that is the very definition of anti-competitive behavior.

You forget that the ruling was overturned, so it doesn't matter what you think was the case. All that matters is that it was overturned, and in any such case of an overturned ruling, all fines should be compensated. Just because you dont "like" the verdict, doesn't mean procedure should be purposefully disregarded.