Intel also faces a U.S. lawsuit filed in federal court by rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices in 2005, claiming that Intel had forced PC makers to boycott AMD, "threatened retaliation" against customers using or selling AMD processors and offered rebates to customers designed to block the purchase of AMD's products.
Intel also faces a U.S. lawsuit filed in federal court by rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ) in 2005, claiming that Intel had forced PC makers to boycott AMD, "threatened retaliation" against customers using or selling AMD processors and offered rebates to customers designed to block the purchase of AMD's products.