Court rejects $1.2B EU antitrust fine against Intel

I can&#x27;t understand the whole merits of this case but for some reason it seems like regulators have been overzealous on some issues while ignoring other more worthy causes.<p>The FB case in US seems a bit stupid as what exactly do they have a monopoly on. They don&#x27;t own a paltform as such. An upcomer like Tiktok can upstage them and create its own space out of nowhere in a couple of years.<p>While look at Apple. They have more than 50% share of mobile devices in US and their devices are actual platforms. They own it from bare silicon to device to OS to apps to services to accessories. Their own products get first class support while others can&#x27;t integrate as well. Their web browser has no real competition on mobile, so mobile web for more than 50% of users is at their mercy. They get unfair advantage for their music streaming services etc. The list is quite long.

The court&#x27;s decision in case someone wants to read it: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;curia.europa.eu&#x2F;jcms&#x2F;upload&#x2F;docs&#x2F;application&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;2022-01&#x2F;cp220016en.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;curia.europa.eu&#x2F;jcms&#x2F;upload&#x2F;docs&#x2F;application&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;202...</a>

12 years and a lot changes. Reminds me of the Microsoft case about IE and by the time that came to pass, Google had changed that entire landscape. Which if there is a jury (not sure upon the process here so not sure if there is a jury per-say), then the mindset will be ever so slightly tainted in personal perspective.<p>[EDIT] reference to the Microsoft case <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;eu-resolves-microsoft-ie-antitrust-case&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;eu-resolves-microsoft-ie-antitrust...</a>

Something is really broken in the court system that this can take so long

Well after 12 years. At least it ended.

Simply disgusting, and difficult to understand. How is a market leader bribing OEMs not to use a competitor&#x27;s product not the definition of anticompetitive behaviour and abuse of a dominant position?