EU upholds Intel antitrust ruling but cuts fine by a third

• Intel was found guilty of anticompetitive behavior between 2002 and 2006
• The original fine was cut from €1.06 billion to €376 million, now €237 million
• It's unclear whether Intel will pay, or whether it plans to appeal again

Intel lost its appeal against an EU antitrust ruling over anticompetitive behavior, but the original €376 million fine set out in 2023 has been reduced by around €140 million to soften the blow, per Reuters reporting.

The new fine of €237 million has been judged to be more proportionate to the scale and timeframe of the violations.

This case in particular relates to payments Intel was found guilty of making to HP, Acer, and Lenovo between 2002 and 2006 to delay or altogether stop the use of AMD components in their devices.