(CNN) -- The European Commission handed down its ruling in a landmark anti-trust case against Intel Wednesday, fining the computer chip giant a record  $1.45 billion for abusing its dominant position in the computer processing unit (CPU) market. On Wednesday the European Commission fined Intel a record $1.45 billion for violating anti-trust laws. The ruling, which Intel plans to appeal, may have future implications for American companies accused of "jurisdiction shopping" to avoid anti-trust verdicts against them, says CNN's Jim Boulden, who explains the basics of the Intel case. The commission has hit Intel with the biggest fine ever -- what were its reasons?
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European Commission fines Intel a record $1.45 billion for anti-trust violation
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EC says Intel has been abusing its dominant market position
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Competitor AMD brought the case to the attention of European officials
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EC anti-trust has commenced another round of investigations into Microsoft
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