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Microsoft Avoids EU Fine by Answering Teams Antitrust Concerns
Microsoft's legally binding seven-year commitments include offering Office suites without Teams at reduced prices and enhancing interoperability to address EU competition concerns.
- The European Commission has accepted commitments from Microsoft concerning its Teams platform to address competition concerns.
- Microsoft will offer versions of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 without Teams at a reduced price as part of its commitments.
- The commitments follow a complaint from Slack Technologies and alfaview regarding Microsoft's bundling practices, which restricted competition.
- EU regulators found Microsoft's changes insufficient but indicated that the company would avoid an antitrust fine due to its commitments.
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The US software company Microsoft has averted an imminent competitive penalty with concessions to the EU.
Microsoft Moves to Settle EU Scrutiny Over Teams
The European Commission has accepted commitments from Microsoft regarding its Teams platform to address competition concerns. These commitments involve offering versions of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites without Teams, at a reduced price, and implementing other changes. The decision follows an investigation initiated by a complaint from Slack Technologies (now owned by Salesforce) and […] The post Microsoft Moves to Settle EU Scrutiny Over …
The European Union (EU) announced that Microsoft agreed to separate the Teams, its communication platform at work, from its popular productivity applications, such as Word and Excel, including...
Microsoft Avoids EU Competition Fine After Teams Software Probe
Microsoft avoided a European Union antitrust fine after the bloc accepted concessions the company made over how it bundles its Teams and Office 365 software packages, the European Commission said on Sept. 12. The commission, which acts as the EU’s executive branch and antitrust regulator, launched an investigation into the Seattle-based tech giant in 2023 following a complaint by rival software company Slack Technologies, now part of the Salesfo…
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