[arcanus]

> The fact that companies who are competitors can compete fiercely doesn't prove anything.

The linked Wikipedia shows that Intel was convicted and fined for illegal anticompetitive measures against AMD. They were fined 1.25 billion dollars, a non-trivial sum. It is a factual statement that Intel has historically attempted to suppress AMD products through measures beyond competing on features alone.

While this does not prove the original accusation, it is supporting evidence, and makes the statement more plausible.

[duxup]

I don't think it makes anything more plausible.

If there is zero proof of the claim, stuff that isn't proof ... still isn't proof.

I feel like using your reasoning, you could argue ANYTHING is more plausible.