Intel has carried through on its pledge to appeal against its
€1.06bn fine for anti-competitive behaviour.
According to
reports the supplier has lodged an appeal against the fine, the
largest handed out by the European Commission.
Intel's general counsel Bruce Sewell said in May, at the time of
the fine, that the company would appeal. He said he believed that
Intel had a strong case because the European Commission had failed
to review all the evidence.
"The commission for reasons known only to itself has chosen to
rely on pieces of evidence that are weak and has chosen not to pay
attention or focus on evidence that contradicts the conclusions
reached today," he said at the time.
The EC handed out the fine following an investigation into a
complaint from rival AMD that alleged that Intel had threatened its
existence with anti-competitive behaviour.
Intel will now file an appeal with the Luxembourg-based Court of
First Instance.
The vendor was given 60 days to appeal, and it has put in place
a bank guarantee for €1bn, holding the money until the judgment on
the appeal.