The European Commission has imposed a €376.36 million ($400 million) fine on Intel in an antitrust case involving its actions between 2002 and 2006. The company blocked the sales of devices powered by its competitors' x86 CPUs. In 2009, the Commission imposed a €1.13 billion fine on Intel for alleged market abuse. The fine was thrown out last year by the Luxembourg-based General Court.

The court ruled that Intel illegally excluded AMD from the market, prompting the EU antitrust watchdog to re-open the case. The court also found Intel provided hidden rebates and incentives to manufacturers for buying processors from Intel and paid them to delay or cease the launch of products powered by rivals' CPUs.

Intel's open restrictions policy

The European Commission has re-imposed a fine on Intel for its naked restrictions practice, confirming that it amounted to an abuse of its dominant market position under EU competition rules. The fine is based on the same parameters as the 2009 Commission's decision, reflecting a narrower scope of the infringement compared to that decision.