this is the company that makes TR memory chip

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/15/tech.price.fixing/index.html

Good ruling, they deserve every penny of that fine.

Erik

Bastards!  Only $160M?!?!?  For a conspiracy to raise prices and greedily increase their own profits… They should’ve gotten fined at least $250M or more…make them PAY :evil:

To paraphrase a line from Fight Club: If A (the settlement) + B (the cost of lawyers) < C (the amount we overcharged customers), it was a good business move. Consumers don’t buy Infineon-branded products so even if the name is soiled, it doesn’t affect consumer purchasing.

Very true…both others named, like Kingston, do.

Erik

Very true…both others named, like Kingston, do.

Erik

Kingston wasn’t named in the article. As a matter of interest, this fellow just bought a kinston module and says both the sony and kingston modules have infineon chips.

http://www.siliconpopculture.com/sonytr/viewtopic.php?t=2397&highlight;=

A related class-action lawsuit filed by the computer makers identifies the cartel’s other participants as including Micron Technology, Samsung, Hynix and Nanya Technologies.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/technology/16chip.html

if possible, can you please cut n paste the article?  it needs registration and i don’t feel like registering just to read one article.  thanks.

[quote author=“dbs”][quote author=“tifosiv122”][quote author=“Drachen”]To paraphrase a line from Fight Club: If A (the settlement) + B (the cost of lawyers) < C (the amount we overcharged customers), it was a good business move. Consumers don’t buy Infineon-branded products so even if the name is soiled, it doesn’t affect consumer purchasing.

Very true…both others named, like Kingston, do.

Erik

Kingston wasn’t named in the article. As a matter of interest, this fellow just bought a kinston module and says both the sony and kingston modules have infineon chips.

http://www.siliconpopculture.com/sonytr/viewtopic.php?t=2397&highlight;=

Those who know the business know whos involved, and it has been published…direct from /.

“Jerrod K writes “Infineon Technologies pleaded guilty to charges of price fixing in an international conspiracy. The Justice Department said this is the third largest antitrust settlement ever. Other memory chip makers involved include Hynix, Samsung, and Micron Technology.” Reader phalse phace adds a link to CNET’s coverage. “

Though Kingston is not named here, they are effected and everyone knows it.

Erik

I was able to link to it from a google search on infineon, first or second item. I’m not registered there either.