Microsoft resolves EU antitrust concerns over Teams bundling
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Microsoft has avoided a fine from the European Commission by committing to measures that address competition concerns related to its Teams app being bundled with Office 365 and Microsoft 365, following a complaint from Slack. The commitments include offering versions of Office without Teams, allowing data portability, and ensuring interoperability, with most obligations enforced for seven years and some for ten years, to promote competition in the collaboration tools market.
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- Microsoft resolves European Union probe into Teams The Seattle Times
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