14 DAY TRIAL // Back in the 2000s, Intel manipulated benchmarks in order to mask the clear advantage that AMD's Athlon CPUs had over its Pentium 4 units. Or at least that's what the people behind the Pentium 4 Class Action Lawsuit claim.
This is likely one of those topics that will not see a general agreement from both sides on whether or not the events described in the accusation actually happened.
Case in point, Intel denies those claims. It is going to pay some damages regardless, though, so if you are an owner of a Pentium 4 PC, you're in luck.
If you happen to own such a system, you don't even need the receipt to file a claim. You'll get the amazing sum of $15 anyway (€12). The only requisite is that your Pentium 4 PC was bought in the US between November 20th, 2000 and June 30th, 2002.
The sum is the result of one dollar per year compensation for suffering the presence of a PC you bought under allegedly false pretenses.
While it prepares the checks for mailing (you'll get it in a few months, no sooner), Intel will be donating $4 million / €3.2 to non-profit education organizations.
What will you do if you get those fifteen bucks back?