According to the Commission, competition and innovation have been undermined on the x86 CPU market. In particular, Intel allegedly gave secret loyalty or fidelity rebates to spur the sale of its x86 central processing units (CPUs). Moreover Intel, according to the EU Commission's findings, made direct payments to computer manufacturers on the condition that they halted or delayed the launch of products containing competitors’ x86 CPUs.
See also a working paper prepared by the AAI comparing the European Intel Case with the U.S. Microsoft Cases.
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Google has announced that it is launching AI Overviews and AI Mode (together with other Gemini-based services) in France. While traditional ... -
EC, here . "The Commission also takes note of Google's proposals on how it plans to apply the principles of the decision to AI O...
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Reuters, here . Too little, too late?
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S. Salop, here. From what I have seen, this "modern" economic analysis certainly moves beyond a narrow focus on price. It takes ...
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Pax Silica is presented by the US State Department as its flagship initiative on AI and supply-chain security; the FT reports the EU, Ger...
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ArsTechnica, here.