On Nov 12, 10:18*pm, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Robert Myers wrote:
Same news, really, but from a source unlikely to be sympathetic to
anti-trust regulation.

Intel just bought off AMD. *Without AMD's cooperation, government
regulators will have a much harder times making their cases. *Good
deal for both companies. *Lots of insider trading on this one, I'm
sure.

Where do you get the idea that AMD won't cooperate anymore? Just because
they got some pocket change, they're going to be sympathetic to Intel
now? The Wall Street Journal would have to be pretty delusioned if they
think this is the end for Intel. They already have guilty convictions in
Japan, Korea and the EU that will never go away.

That's part of the payoff deal, Yousuf. It settles "outstanding
complaints," which would include Japan, Korea, and the EU. US anti-
trust regulators will continue to pursue Intel, because they aren't
part of the "outstanding complaints." Just how much enthusiasm the US
will have for such an enterprise is another matter. No one lost most
of their 401(k) because of Intel, and the US has lots more important
regulatory issues on the stove.

The snarky comment about subscriptions to the wsj was about arguing
about business issues with people who don't read the financial press.

Robert.