Chip firm Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has repeated allegations it has already made in Europe and America that its competitor Intel uses unfair business practices to win business in India.

According to a report on sify.com,  AMD is being blocked from winning contracts in India because bidding documents, particularly in the government sector, specify Intel processors rather than just the generic term microprocessors or CPUs. That has led a VP of sales and marketing to accuse Intel of a number of practices.

Ramkumar Subramaniam of AMD alleges in the report that Intel pays big rebates to PC manufacturers on condition that they don't engage with AMD. This allegation is the subject of a current case in the US and a European Commission investigation.

Subramaniam also alleges that it pitches the price of server CPUs deliberately low to make them attractive to corporate buyers. But no case has been made in India because, Subramaniam says, AMD has no proof.

Intel denies it engages in  monopolistic behaviour. You can find the report here.  X