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EU Antitrust Body to Investigate Microsoft Over Teams’ Inclusion in Office Bundle


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EU Antitrust Body to Investigate
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Over Teams’ Inclusion in Office Bundle

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on Thursday found itself the target of an EU antitrust investigation over the tying of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, putting it at risk of a hefty fine.

The US tech giant has racked up EUR 2.2 billion (roughly Rs. 20,485 crore) in EU antitrust fines in the previous decade for practices in breach of EU competition rules, including tying or bundling two or more products together.

It has since then sought adopted a more conciliatory approach with the European Commission.

The European Commission’s investigation followed a complaint by Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack in 2020 and after the US tech giant’s offer of remedies failed to address the EU competition enforcer’s concerns.

The EU competition enforcer said it was concerned that

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may be abusing and defending its market position in productivity software by restricting competition in the European communication and collaboration products market.

“Remote communication and collaboration tools like Teams have become indispensable for many businesses in Europe. We must therefore ensure that the markets for these products remain competitive, and companies are free to choose the products that best meet their needs,” EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement.

A spokesperson for

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would continue to co-operate with the European Commission and that the company remained committed to finding solutions to address the Commission’s concerns.

Reuters reported earlier this month that the EU antitrust watchdog was set to open a probe after

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declined to offer ******* price cuts on its Office without Teams.

The European Commission hopes a price differential between Office with Teams and Office without the app will ensure a level playing field with rivals and give consumers more choice, people familiar with the matter have told Reuters.

******* rival alfaview last week filed a complaint similar to Slack’s with the EU executive.

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