Intel wins lengthy EU legal battle over £880m competition fine

The US chipmaker Intel has won a long-running battle to quash a fine of more than €1bn imposed by the European Commission for allegedly abusing its market dominance in the sale of computer chips.In a final ruling on Thursday, theEuropean court of justice upheld an earlier judgment that had quashed the €1.06bn (£880m) fine and partly dismissed the charges of anticompetitive behaviour.But the ruling by the EU’s highest court is not the last word in the dispute, which dates back more than two decades. Intel ha ...