Nvidia and ATI price fixing lawsuit fizzles out.

[Keysplayr]

Linq

 

[Aberforth]

^ I thought you never trusted Inq....

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: Aberforth
^ I thought you never trusted Inq....

Good point...

 

[MarcVenice]

Looked like a clean article to me, without any rumors, hearsay and such ... I never really gave much credit to this price-fixing thing in the first place ...

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
Looked like a clean article to me, without any rumors, hearsay and such ... I never really gave much credit to this price-fixing thing in the first place ...

Really? It sure seemed like it to me... But, if the charges are dropped, then most likely it was because it never happened, or because there was not enough evidence to prove it to a judge/jury...

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
Looked like a clean article to me, without any rumors, hearsay and such ... I never really gave much credit to this price-fixing thing in the first place ...

In this case their source was PC Perspective, which had citable sources of their own. If someone wants, they can go dig up the court records, I would imagine they'd corroborate the story.

 

[Woofmeister]

The private class action case against Nvidia is being dropped because you have to be a direct purchaser in order to have a private anti-trust claim. That's been the law since 1977 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided the seminal case of Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois.

The Justice Department is under no such limitation, so that investigation will undoubtedly continue.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Woofmeister
The private class action case against Nvidia is being dropped because you have to be a direct purchaser in order to have a private anti-trust claim. That's been the law since 1977 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided the seminal case of Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois.

The Justice Department is under no such limitation, so that investigation will undoubtedly continue.

That's interesting... Wouldn't the DoJ have to show that NV/ATI were engaged in price fixing their gpus to AIB partners? Isn't this made more complex due to the fact that the vast majority of AIBs only sell ATI or NV, and not both? I guess what I'm asking is, how can you price fix with a partner you have an exclusive deal with?

 

[chizow]

I'm shocked at this news....no really.....I am.... :roll:

 

[Wreckage]

The judge denied class-status to the entirety of GPU buyers and limited it to those who purchased GPUs directly from ATI or NVIDIA online; i.e. only those that purchased on ATI.com.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: Aberforth
^ I thought you never trusted Inq....

I don't. They got their info from PC Perspective.
EDIT: Oops. ViRGE already mentioned this.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: Wreckage

The judge denied class-status to the entirety of GPU buyers and limited it to those who purchased GPUs directly from ATI or NVIDIA online; i.e. only those that purchased on ATI.com.

Which I am betting is only a select few.