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EU Charges Microsoft with Antitrust Violations Over Office Teams Bundling

Jun 25, 2024 1 min read

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European Union regulators have charged Microsoft with violating antitrust rules by bundling its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 software packages. The European Commission, which opened its investigation in July 2023 following a complaint from Slack Technologies, contends that Microsoft's practice may have restricted competition by not giving customers the option to purchase Office software without Teams.

The Commission expressed concerns that Microsoft’s recent efforts to unbundle Teams from its Office packages are insufficient to address these competition issues. Microsoft has stated its commitment to working with the Commission to find a resolution. The case is centered around potential breaches of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which prohibits the abuse of a dominant market position.

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