In a case mirroring claims that lend to a fine in the European Union in excess of $1 billion, the state of New York has filed an antitrust action alleging that Intel improperly monopolized the computer chip market by paying rebates to computer makers to keep them from dealing with Intel competitor AMD. The gist of the case is that Intel effectively prevented computer makers from including superior chips in their computers by strategically offering and withholding massive rebates based on computer makers’ loyalty to Dell.