Intel loses court challenge; record €1 billion fine imposed by the European Commission is upheld

Bad news for chipmaker Intel out of Luxembourg today, as the General Court (a constituent court of the Court of Justice of the EU) has upheld the fine of €1.06 billion (roughly $1.43 billion) imposed by the European Commission on the company in 2009.

Intel was fined for having abused its dominant position on the market for x86 central processing units between October 2002 and October 2007, and more specifically for blocking main rival AMD.
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