Everybody seems to love Intel these days, except AMD, since Intel processors sell like crazy, no matter if the buyers are on a budget, or big spenders. Obviously, there are still plenty AMD customers around, too, some of them on a budget, and others simply AMD lovers to the end. South Korea's competition regulator doesn't seem to love anyone, since they are only trying to keep the market fair to everyone, so this time they fined Intel. No love, no hate, just a fine for Intel's behaviour, as we're going to see right away...


The story is very simple - Intel offered rebates to South Korean computer companies, undercutting its direct competitor, AMD. Well, don't say this is wrong or right - it's the opinion of the Korean Fair Trade Commission, and I don't have anything against it, unlike Intel.

The fine is as large as 26bn won ($25.4/£13 million), and Intel spokesman Nick Jacobs says its company "did not use rebates in an anticompetitive fashion." Of course. And I saw a pig fly today. Did you see pigs flying, too?