> Others were free to compete, but they failed. Intel engaged in a lot of anti-competitive practices, lost a civil lawsuit over it and was fined 1bn by the EU.

> Others were free to compete, but they failed. Intel engaged in a lot of anti-competitive practices, lost a civil lawsuit over it and was fined 1bn by the EU. [1] They almost killed AMD in the process. Every company this size with a quasi-monopoly (in a certain segment) will squeeze the market and try to buy or push out competition any way they can get away with. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel#Litigation_and_regulatory_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel#Litigation_and_regulator...