Microsoft to Unbundle Teams from Office Worldwide in Response to Antitrust Pressure
TL;DR
Microsoft is separating Teams from Office 365 globally in response to ongoing antitrust pressure, allowing existing customers to maintain their current bundles while offering new pricing options. The move follows an EU investigation into whether the bundling violated competition rules, prompted by a complaint from Slack. Despite this change, Microsoft still faces the possibility of antitrust charges and potential fines of up to 10 percent of its global annual turnover.
- Microsoft splits Teams from Office as antitrust pressure ramps up The Verge
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- Bowing to pressure, Microsoft unbundles Teams from Microsoft 365 worldwide Ars Technica
- Microsoft to sell Teams app separately from Office The Hill
- Microsoft to unbundle Office and Teams globally following years-long criticism TechCrunch
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