Intel has agreed to pay Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $1.25 billion ending a long-winded antitrust and patent dispute filed in 2005. The antitrust suit accused Intel of bullying dozens of computer manufacturers, including Dell, into using Intel chips instead of AMD. With this settlement, now each company can start focusing more attention on innovation.
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Fun Fact: Intel currently controls about 80% of the market for microprocessors.

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