Federal Trade Commission
Jun 7 2008, AP

Escalating the world’s largest computer chip maker’s legal woes, the Federal Trade Commission has opened a formal probe into Intel Corp.’s sales tactics, a victory for its much smaller rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

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