Intel

:The following article is about the multinational corporation; intel is also an abbreviation for intelligence, used in reference to military intelligence and espionage.

Controversial issues

Operations in Israel

Intel is accused by Palestinians of collusion with Israel in supporting them in holding on to land confiscated illegally from the Palestinians. Intel's massive manufacturing plant in Israel was built, with the help of heavy subsidies from Israel, on lands that Palestinians claim were confiscated from them. In fact, the city of Kiryat Gat (where the plant is located) lies well within the pre-1967 borders of Israel (a.k.a. the Green Line) and therefore is not considered disputed territory.

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Antitrust claims

In June 2005, AMD, Intel's chief rival in the x86 microprocessor market, filed an antitrust claim against Intel and its Japanese subsidiary in a Delaware court. Amongst other accusations, AMD alleged that Intel was unlawfully maintaining its monopoly through unfair business practices, such as drastically lower pricing for customers on the condition that Intel microprocessors were used exclusively in their systems. Whilst proving that Intel holds a monopoly is simple (the company is reckoned to have an 80%–90% share of the processor market), the debate over the "scare and coercion" tactics supposedly employed by Intel is likely to be more protracted. IT insiders foresee the case to be a landmark ruling in what is a fiercely competitive market.

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