Comments on: Intel: we’re not abusing our market position in Europe http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/07/27/intel-were-not-abusing-our-market-position-in-europe/ Technology news Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:58:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: a non e mous http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/07/27/intel-were-not-abusing-our-market-position-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-21070 a non e mous Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:49:11 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/07/27/intel-were-not-abusing-our-market-position-in-europe/#comment-21070 Maybe I'm a bit thick, but I fail to see how the third alleged form of anti-competitve behaviour, as stated above, is against any sort of rules. Surely most manufacturers like to be able to offer a price for their merchandise that is lower than their competitors - that's how the market-place has operated since the dawn of time. What's wrong with Intel offering CPU chips at below cost in order to obtain greater market share? It's not very different to Walmart advertising "loss-leader" specials in order to get more customers into their stores. Doesn't Intel have the right to sell its merchandise at what ever price it sees fit? If the bottom line to the consumer is lower priced computers, then I can't see where the problem is. Maybe I’m a bit thick, but I fail to see how the third alleged form of anti-competitve behaviour, as stated above, is against any sort of rules.

Surely most manufacturers like to be able to offer a price for their merchandise that is lower than their competitors – that’s how the market-place has operated since the dawn of time.

What’s wrong with Intel offering CPU chips at below cost in order to obtain greater market share? It’s not very different to Walmart advertising “loss-leader” specials in order to get more customers into their stores. Doesn’t Intel have the right to sell its merchandise at what ever price it sees fit?

If the bottom line to the consumer is lower priced computers, then I can’t see where the problem is.

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