Protéger la concurrence ou protéger les concurrents ? L'affaire Intel en perspective

While the European Commission have imposed a huge fine on Intel (almost €1.07 billion) for having abused of its dominance on the microprocessor's industry, US antitrust authorities seem much more reluctant to settle suits brought by AMD - the Intel's sole serious competitor on this market - in the same way. Our present purpose is to analyze the reasons likely to explain those transatlantic divergences in competition policies relative to fidelity rebates granted by dominant undertakings.