AMD continues Intel propaganda war

CHIP FIRM AMD renewed its accusations that Intel had Japanese PC vendors in a monopolistic grip with money used to ensure only Chipzilla architecture was used.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Intel denies those allegations.

NEC, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Hitachi and Sony all, AMD alleged, engaged in deals with Intel to use its chips in what's claimed is a virtual monopoly.

Goodness only knows what all of this is costing AMD and Intel in legal terms and in other ways.

If it all ends in an off stage settlement, we wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised. That's often how old fights between Intel and AMD end. Even if the case does come to trial, much of the really interesting stuff is under seal.

The last three or four years have shown that when AMD comes out with microprocessors that perform well, people buy them, irrespective of whether Intel marketeers like this or not. µ