Microsoft Avoids EU Fine by Answering Teams Antitrust Concerns
Microsoft will offer Office 365 and Microsoft 365 without Teams at a 50% lower price and improve interoperability, ensuring fair competition in workplace communication tools.
- The European Commission has accepted commitments from Microsoft regarding its Teams platform to address competition concerns, preventing potential antitrust penalties for the company.
- Microsoft will offer versions of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 without Teams at a reduced price and enable data transfer to rival apps.
- EU regulators had initially determined that Microsoft restricted competition by bundling Teams with its productivity applications.
- The commitments made by Microsoft are legally binding under EU antitrust rules, according to the European Commission's statement.
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Microsoft Unbundles Teams in EU Antitrust Settlement with Slack
After years of regulatory scrutiny, Microsoft has finally put to rest a protracted antitrust battle over its Teams collaboration software, marking a significant win for fair competition in the enterprise communication market. The European Commission announced on September 12, 2025, that it accepted Microsoft’s commitments to unbundle Teams from its popular productivity suites, effectively resolving a complaint first lodged by Slack in 2020. This…
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...
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