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Europe
Why the EU is DOOMED, part deux
2005-07-12
The European Commission said it had raided offices of Intel Corp and computer makers and sellers across Europe.
Searching for terrorists, perchance?
Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd said: "Commission officials accompanied by officials from national competition authorities are conducting since this morning onsite inspections at several premises of Intel corp in Europe as well as at a number of IT firms, manufacturing or selling computers."
Nope. Protectionista goon squad.
He added: "These inspections are carried out within the framework of an ongoing competition investigation."
You dopes perhaps produce your own processors?No? Quelle domage...
Intel is under investigation by the commission's competition department for alleged unfair trade practices.
Go on boys. Drop those prices again, I dare ya!
Posted by:mojo

#6  Some of AMD's fabs are in Germany. Not all of them and no one has them all on one continent. Intel has fabs in Israel. My guess is Intell has been playing Microsoft with some vendors and they got tired of it and ratted them out.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-07-12 23:24  

#5  AMD's fabs are in Germany
Posted by: 3dc   2005-07-12 22:42  

#4  Failure to produce chips to meet a Brussels' regulation.
Posted by: john   2005-07-12 21:47  

#3  Time for US raids on Louis Vuitton, Chanel, et al. What's the markup on a handbag and what is the cost basis of a $50 jar of face cream, $0.50?
Posted by: ed   2005-07-12 18:22  

#2  Who are they protecting? AMD isn't EU based is it?
Posted by: Super Hose   2005-07-12 17:17  

#1  no, no, no....the prices are already too low.
Posted by: Bobby   2005-07-12 16:17  

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