Microsoft Avoids EU Fine by Answering Teams Antitrust Concerns

Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams

Microsoft will escape largely unscathed from a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission that could have resulted in billion-dollar fines for the tech giant.

Microsoft dodges EU fine by unbundling Teams from Office

EU probe came after complaint by Slack in 2020.

Microsoft Unbundles Teams From Productivity Apps, Dodges Massive EU Antitrust Penalty - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has successfully evaded a substantial antitrust penalty as the European Union has agreed to the tech behemoth’s commitment to separate its Teams platform from its productivity applications. EU Clears Microsoft After Teams Separation Pledge The EU, on Friday, announced that it has agreed to Microsoft’s commitments to separate its Teams workplace communication platform from its popular productivity apps.  This decisio…

Microsoft averts EU antitrust fine with unbundled Office and Teams pricing

Microsoft avoided a possible hefty EU antitrust fine by offering customers reduced prices for Office products excluding Teams, a move on Friday that comes amid rising tensions with the United States over EU scrutiny of Big Tech.

Microsoft resolves European Union probe into Teams

European Union regulators have accepted Microsoft's proposed changes to its Teams app to resolve an antitrust investigation.

Microsoft avoids EU antitrust fine with Teams commitments

The EU said Friday it had accepted Microsoft's commitment to more clearly separate the Teams communications app from its Office products -- sparing the US tech giant a hefty antitrust fine.