Intel has succeeded in avoiding a fine of 1.06 billion euros after the European Court of Justice ruled in its favor in a 15-year-long antitrust case.
The European Commission imposed the fine on Intel in 2009 for offering special discounts to computer manufacturers such as Dell, HP, and Lenovo, accusing it of leveraging its market dominance to delay the launch of competing products from AMD.
The case has seen many twists and turns since it was rejected in the General Court of the European Union in 2014, with the Commission appealing the ruling. In 2022, the court dropped the charges again due to incomplete analysis by the Commission and lack of legal basis.
The Court of Justice confirmed in its final, non-appealable ruling the “annulment of the Commission’s decision.” However, Intel is still obligated to pay a smaller fine of 376.36 million euros for payments made to computer manufacturers between 2002 and 2006 to delay the launch of competing processor products.
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