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NY AG Claims Intel Used ‘Bribery and Coercion,’ Violated Antitrust Laws
Posted Nov 4, 2009, 10:29 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel that alleges the company paid kickbacks disguised as rebates to keep computer companies from using competitors’ chips.
Cuomo maintains the rebates were accompanied by threats, according to stories in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.).
“Rather than compete fairly, Intel used bribery and coercion to maintain a stranglehold on the market,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Intel’s actions not only unfairly restricted potential competitors, but also hurt average consumers who were robbed of better products and lower prices.”
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