Microsoft Avoids EU Competition Fine After Teams Software Probe

‘Today’s decision therefore opens up competition in this crucial market,’ an EU official said.
Microsoft Avoids EU Competition Fine After Teams Software Probe
Microsoft Teams app on July 26, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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Microsoft avoided a European Union antitrust fine after the bloc accepted concessions the company made over how it bundles its Teams and Office 365 software packages, the European Commission said on Sept. 12.
The commission, which acts as the EU’s executive branch and antitrust regulator, launched an investigation into the Seattle-based tech giant in 2023 following a complaint by rival software company Slack Technologies, now part of the Salesforce brand.
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