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Intel Corp. was slapped with new charges alleging it abused its dominance of the computer-chip market, this time from New York's attorney general, whose complaint includes a raft of revealing emails between some of the technology industry's most powerful executives.

The lawsuit alleges the chip giant threatened computer makers including Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and International Business Machines Corp. and paid billions of dollars in kickbacks to stop them from using a competitor's chips. In one email, Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini called Dell, which used Intel chips exclusively, "the best friend money can buy," according to the suit.