"Microsoft did not immediately return a request for further details about its commitments. In its investigation, the European authority accused Microsoft of breaching competition rules by bundling teams with its productivity suites, abusing its dominant position and granting Teams an undue advantage. In its preliminary findings, the Commission also said that advantage was improved because Teams was integrated with other Microsoft 365 apps like Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and Word."
"Microsoft attempted to allay those concerns by implementing a partial unbundling of Teams in April 2024, but the Commission felt more extensive changes were needed, following which the company offered a revised plan in May 2025. This approval is a win-win for both the EU and Microsoft, especially because there was no legal battle. The Commission can say it's wrung a big compromise from Big Tech."
The European Commission approved Microsoft's concessions to resolve competition concerns arising from bundling Teams with Office productivity suites. Microsoft will provide Microsoft 365 and Office 365 without Teams at a lower price for seven years and allow customers to pay more to add Teams. Microsoft agreed to open its APIs to enable interoperability with third-party messaging and collaboration tools and to permit export of Teams data for five years. The Commission accused Microsoft of abusing a dominant position by bundling Teams and integrating it with other Microsoft 365 apps. Microsoft implemented a partial unbundling in April 2024 and presented a revised plan in May 2025. The approval ends the multi-year investigation without legal action and avoids potential fines.
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