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Puhleeeeeese!
This is Intel we are talking about, outdone only by MS and the Content Cartel in the legendary world of anti-trust behaviour.
If there is any leaning from Dell towards Intel you can be damn sure that staff in retail will be leaning exactly the same way. It is more likely that the only reason they have AMD in retail in the first place is to make it -look- like there is nothing dodgy going on.