Cuomo said Intel paid billions of dollars in kickbacks to computer manufacturers and retaliated against those that did too much business with Intel’s competitors, namely Advanced Micro Devices Inc. "Rather than compete fairly, Intel used bribery and coercion to maintain a stranglehold on the market ... Intel’s actions not only unfairly restricted potential competitors, but also hurt average consumers who were robbed of better products and lower prices." An Intel spokesman, Chuck Mulloy, denied the latest charges, as the company has in the past, and said Intel’s sales practices were legitimate. Full Article at EDGE Boston