Microsoft Clears EU Competition Probe After Agreeing to Unbundle Teams

Microsoft Clears EU Competition Probe After Agreeing to Unbundle Teams

The European Commission has accepted Microsoft’s pledge to unbundle Teams from its Office and Microsoft 365 productivity suites, ending a years-long antitrust investigation without fines. The probe began in 2020 after Slack complained that Microsoft was abusing its dominance by bundling Teams for free. Microsoft’s Commitments As part of the agreement, Microsoft will sell versions of Office and Microsoft 365 without Teams for seven years at a red…