BREAKING: Technology Alert from The Wall Street Journal New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed antitrust charges against Intel, alleging the company threatened computer makers and paid huge kickbacks to stop them using competitors’ chips. The suit alleges that for several years, Intel sought to maintain its dominance of the computer-chip market by paying billions of dollars in kickbacks to computer makers under the guise of “rebates.” The suit also alleges Intel threatened computer-makers — including Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell — with retribution if they marketed products with chips made by competitors. Intel is being investigated for possible antitrust violations on multiple continents, and by numerous regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission.
