European Union regulators have accused tech giant Microsoft of breaching their antitrust laws by tying Microsoft Teams to its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscription services, after.
In a nutshell: An EU investigation accuses Microsoft of breaching antitrust regulation by bundling Teams with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. This move is deemed to have restricted competition from communication software rivals like Slack and given Microsoft an unfair market advantage. If found guilty, the company could face heavy fines.
European Union regulators have accused tech giant Microsoft of breaching their antitrust laws by tying Microsoft Teams to its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscription services, after a lengthy investigation into the company’s practices.
In a Statement of Objections released today, the European Commission stated that their objections to Microsoft’s practices revolve around the company gaining an unfair distribution advantage by not allowing consumers to choose whether or not to adopt the communication service. „The Commission is concerned that Microsoft may have granted Teams a distribution advantage by not giving customers the choice whether or not to acquire access to Teams when they subscribe to their SaaS productivity applications“, the statement reads.
