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Microsoft Facing Formal EU Complaint Over Teams Video App
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Microsoft Facing Formal EU Complaint Over Teams Video App

[ad_1] Microsoft Corp.'s attempt at avoiding deeper European Union scrutiny of its Teams video-conferencing app fell flat with the bloc's antitrust enforcers readying a formal complaint against the firm's conduct.Microsoft's recent proposal to split its Teams from a broader business software package and sell it to customers separately with an annual discount wasn't enough to satisfy regulators' concerns, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The European Commission is preparing a statement of objections to send to the company, which could come in the next few months, the people said. At the end of August, Microsoft attempted to allay concerns raised by the EU's antitrust arm as part of a new investigation into how it ties Teams to its Office ...
Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office, seeks to avert EU antitrust fine
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Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office, seeks to avert EU antitrust fine

[ad_1] Microsoft said on Thursday it would unbundle its chat and video app Teams from its Office product and make it easier for competing products to work with its software, but rivals said it may need to do more to stave off a possible EU antitrust fine.The proposed changes came a month after the European Commission launched an investigation into Microsoft's tying of Office and Teams, following a complaint by Salesforce-owned competing workspace messaging app Slack in 2020. Microsoft's moves announced on Thursday were similar to preliminary concessions that had failed to address regulatory concerns. The EU competition enforcer said it took note of the company's announcement and declined further comment. The Commission could hit the company with formal charges in the autumn unless it be...