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Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Teams with office software, European Union says

The European Commission accused Microsoft of violating EU antitrust rules by bundling its Teams app with Office 365 and Microsoft 365, following a year-long investigation.
The investigation into Microsoft's practices started after a complaint by Slack, now owned by Salesforce, in 2020.
The Commission expressed concerns about Microsoft giving Teams an advantage over competitors by bundling it with popular productivity suites, demanding changes to restore competition.

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EU charges Microsoft with antitrust violations for bundling Teams with other products

Slack accused Microsoft of illegally tying its Teams product to Office, force-installing it for millions of users, blocking its removal, and hiding the true cost to enterprise customers

9 months ago·Mumbai, India

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EU hits Microsoft with antitrust charge for bundling Teams with Office

The EU competition watchdog’s latest action was triggered by a complaint from workspace messaging app Slack, owned by Salesforce.

9 months ago·Hong Kong

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European Commission preliminary decision finds Microsoft breached EU antitrust rules

The European Commission notified Microsoft on Tuesday that it has come to the preliminary conclusion that the company violated EU antitrust rules by bundling Teams within its suites of business applications. The investigation against the US company is ongoing. Microsoft’s practices are alleged to have breached Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 54 of the European Economic Area Agreement. These articles…

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Microsoft faces antitrust violation for bundling Teams with Office software

Action stems from complaints by competitors

9 months ago·United States

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EU wirft Microsoft Kartellverstöße wegen Teams vor

Microsoft koppelt seinen Kommunikationsdienst Teams aus Sicht der EU-Wettbewerbshüter immer noch zu stark an sein Programm Office. Nun die Warnung aus Brüssel: Lenkt der US-Konzern nicht ein, droht eine empfindliche Strafe.

9 months ago·Hamburg, Germany

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