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Money Not Driving Lawsuit Against Intel, Claims AMD Lawyer: Page 3 of 3

AMD said Intel had about 80 percent of worldwide x86 microprocessor sales by unit volume and 90 percent by revenue, giving it entrenched monopoly ownership and excessive market power. The suit claims Intel forced major customers such as Dell, Sony, Toshiba, Gateway and Hitachi into exclusive deals in return for cash payments, discriminatory pricing or marketing subsidies conditioned on the exclusion of AMD.

It alleges that Intel forced other major customers such as NEC, Acer and Fujitsu into partial exclusivity agreements by conditioning rebates, allowances and market development funds for agreeing to "severely limit or forego entirely purchases from AMD".

The lawsuit also suggests Intel used its purchasing power to block customers from buying AMD products by threatening "retaliation against customers for introducing AMD computer platforms." It also alleges that quotas were used among retailers and that Intel forced PC makers and technology partners to boycott AMD product launches or promotions.

Intel could not be reached for comment at press time.