For all the EU knows Intel could be trying to destroy evidence of any illegal activities they may have conducted. Assuming their guilty like Microsoft was once charged with deleting emails that were part of the proof being used by the plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust case Intel could be trying to destroy proof of their own guilt.

@Paul: yes, and then you can live with one of AMD's slower-than-celeron quads. treat for the gamers.

So.... what now? A million dollar a day fine? Or another sternly worded letter?

I'm not sure I'm convinced there is a "sheer number of times Intel has lied" nor that we should presume there is any guilt to be had. I can't say I have seen the evidence that there was any harm to the consumer, which we certainly should have seen if there was true abuse of monopoly. 

Alex, what evidence are you referring to? 

Paul, surely you are kidding? You would rather see Intel suffer while having to pay an arm and a leg to buy one of the scarce functioning AMD Tripods.

...but they have none so they are trying to do a paper shufffle to fool the EU. With any luck intel will get a 500 Billion Euro fine and have all sales of Intel products frozen until they pay the fine and change their illegal operating practices.

Considering the sheer number of times Intel has lied, coming up with the truth is a complicated and delicate process. It’s not something you can just rush out the door.