Intel antitrust decision is near in South Korean case
South Korean antitrust regulators have issued preliminary allegations against Intel for allegedly undermining competition in its PC microprocessor market, but formal charges won’t be made for at least another month.
South Korea could become the third place to rule on an Intel antitrust case. In 2005, Japan’s Fair Trade Commission helped kick off the recent spate of investigations against Intel by ruling that the company’s Japan unit stifled competition by offering rebates to Japanese PC makers in return for agreements to limit purchases of or not buy rival x86 microprocessors. Earlier this year, the European Commission ruled similarly, alleging that Intel violated EU antitrust laws by giving rebates to customers that enabled the company to win sales from rival Advanced Micro Devices.
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