Where are EU going with that Teams antitrust probe? Microsoft wants a word
Microsoft, already under the European Union's microscope for its $69 billion bid for game maker Activision Blizzard, reportedly wants to talk to regulators there to try to see off legal action against Teams based on an antitrust complaint levied two years ago by rival Slack.a complaint with the European Union in 2020 accusing Microsoft of illegally bundling the Teams chat and video collaboration platform with the Office suite.
Given how ubiquitous Office is in the enterprise space, bundling Teams would give Microsoft an unfair advantage in the booming collaboration space, according to Slack, echoing similar complaints lodged against the giant software maker over the past three decades.that Microsoft officials hope to resolve the EU's antitrust concerns before a formal investigation is launched and that the company has offered a list of initial concessions.
EU regulators reportedly have taken steps toward what would be a full-blown antitrust investigation. In October 2021, they sent questionnaires to Microsoft rivals asking whether the company's bundling of its products made it more difficult to compete in terms of technology and costs.
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