EU opens antitrust probe into Microsoft over Teams bundling

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Silhouettes of laptop users are seen next to a screen projection of Microsoft logo in this photo illustration. European Union regulators on Thursday opened an antitrust investigation into Microsofts bundling of its video and chat app Teams with other Office products. In other words, the EU is concerned Microsoft is not giving customers the choice to not buy Teams when they subscribe to the companys Office 365 product. "These practices may constitute anti-competitive tying or bundling and prevent suppliers of other communication and collaboration tools from competing," the Commission added. If Microsoft is found to be in breach of EU competition rules, the U.S. tech giant could face a fine of up to 10% of its total global annual turnover.

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