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This article is about the Intel using illegal methods to maintain a monopoly. The New York Attorney General says that the lack of competition means that customers are deprived of good prices.

Do you think the government should intervene here and regulate the prices so that the consumers can have better prices? If the government regulated the prices consumers would be more satisfied and the services would work better. The government could also bring in competition to regulate the prices.

This article talks about how Apple uses advertising and promotions to encourage consumers to purchase Mac products. Rather than competing with price, Apple promotes its products by incorporating new software, like the Intel Core i5 processor. This way, Apple competes with higher level software, rather than with a more competitive price.