US EditionMicrosoft Avoids EU Fine by Answering Teams Antitrust Concerns
Microsoft's legally binding seven-year commitments include offering Office suites without Teams at a discount and enhancing interoperability to address EU antitrust concerns.
- The European Commission stated that Microsoft's commitments to unbundle Teams from its Office software address competition concerns.
- Slack Technologies accused Microsoft of 'possibly abusive' practices related to Teams being tied to its Office suite during an investigation.
- Microsoft proposed offering Office 365 and Microsoft 365 without Teams at a discount and allowing customers to switch to packages without Teams.
- This decision promotes competition, ensuring businesses can select their preferred communication and collaboration products.
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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 …
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.
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