EU Launches Antitrust Investigation into Microsoft's Bundling of Teams Software

The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft's bundling of its Teams software with its Office productivity suite. The investigation will examine whether Microsoft violated EU competition rules by tying or bundling Teams with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites. Slack had previously filed a complaint against Microsoft, alleging that it "illegally tied" Teams to Office and made it difficult to remove. Despite Microsoft offering a concession to the EU, an official investigation was initiated. This marks the first antitrust investigation against Microsoft in the EU in nearly 15 years.