"The case began in 2009, when mobile computing was in its infancy and netbooks ( remember those?) were all the rage in the PC space. At the time, the EU ruled that Intel violated antitrust laws on multiple fronts. First, it used illegal hidden rebates to push rivals out of the PC processor market. Second, it paid manufacturers to delay or stop production of AMD-powered products."
"As often happens in these situations, the legal process bounced back and forth through the courts for years. In 2017, Europe's highest court ordered the case to be re-examined, citing a lack of proper economic assessment of how Intel's behavior affected its rivals. Europe's second-highest court then overturned the judgment from the first (hidden rebates) portion of the fine in 2022, a move confirmed by the EU Court of Justice last year."
Intel lost its challenge to a European Commission antitrust penalty and must pay €237 million, reduced from €376 million. The case stems from payments made between 2002 and 2006 that were classified as naked restrictions involving HP, Acer and Lenovo. The EU also accused Intel of using illegal hidden rebates to disadvantage rivals and delay AMD-powered products. Courts ordered re-examination in 2017 and later overturned the hidden-rebates penalty, wiping a €1.06 billion fine. European courts upheld the naked-restrictions fine in 2023. The Commission and Intel can still appeal the recent judgment to the EU Court of Justice.
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