AMD
plans to file a complaint against
Intel
in Germany, accusing the rival chip-maker of anti-competitive behaviour.
The complaint follows a report in
Financial
Times Deutschland last week alleging that Intel pays German retailer
Media
Markt not to sell any PCs powered by competing chips.
AMD
filed a lawsuit against Intel in the US last year, alleging that the company
engaged in "worldwide coercion" of computer makers, and "illegal acts" that
result in inflated computer prices and a lack of competition.
Intel was also accused of offering cash payments to a series of computer
makers to ensure exclusive contracts.
The company also is charged with retaliating against manufacturers which
courted AMD by withholding payments due to them through marketing aid
programmes.
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