That's pretty much what i've been saying for a while. It was a lame rehash of the complaints the FTC threw out years ago the last time AMD went crying to them.NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has rejected requests by lawmakers, other commissioners and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to open a formal anti-trust investigation into Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the New York Times reported on Monday.
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But FTC Chairman Deborah Majoras has rejected requests to elevate the inquiry into a formal investigation, which would give staff members the authority to issue subpoenas and compel testimony, the Times said, citing unnamed government officials and lawyers involved in the matter.
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN2138149820071022
Meanwhile in Soviet Brussels...