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ATI (AMD) and NVIDIA Fix Prices in the US, Class Action Slapped Against them

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Class actions charged against NVIDIA and ATI (now AMD) reveal that the two companies may have staged a competition over the past half-a-decade or so. A judge read out an email which suggested price fixing was rife in the graphics card market. That follows a class action of 51 different plaintiffs, now combined into one, and across different legal jurisdictions, alleging cartel behaviour not only in graphics chips, but flat panels and CRTs too.
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I take it then this was prior to AMD's takeover? it would explain why ATI cards are cheap as chips all of a sudden. :p
 
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If this succeeds, anyone want to set up a class action in the UK? Itll mean compensation for everyone who bought ati/nvidia cards in this period.

AMD must be well ******. Not only are they liable for something they didnt do, theyll now look like hypocrites when accusing Intel.
 
Considering I bought a X850XT PE around that time when they were difficult to get and were £350+ Id be interested in a recoup :p. Took 3months to source it too...

Buyers Remorse ;)

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
mmj_uk said:
I take it then this was prior to AMD's takeover? it would explain why ATI cards are cheap as chips all of a sudden. :p
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Because that is the real price for the top end tech in the first place & AMD stopped playing the over the top price for the topend card with Nvida but did not tell them. :)
 
ghost101 said:
If this succeeds, anyone want to set up a class action in the UK? Itll mean compensation for everyone who bought ati/nvidia cards in this period.

AMD must be well ******. Not only are they liable for something they didnt do, theyll now look like hypocrites when accusing Intel.
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It's something I cannot understand about many folks here..........

They constantly decry Nvidia and applaud ATI, because Nvidia, whlie offering quicker products, charge more for them and are nasty businessmen.

Then 2 posts later tell someone not to touch a Phenom with a bargepole, but to get a Q6600 which is faster, costs more and comes from a company with a record as bad or worse than Nv.

Baffling.
 
Maybe if he prayed he may get an answer ;)

Always seemed like if one company had worse cards they were cheaper, so not sure on price fixing, apart from not lowering prices etc.

Matthew
 
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