Microsoft Faces EU Charges Over ‘Abusive’ Bundling The European Union has issued competition charges against Microsoft, accusing it of illegally linking Teams with Office.

Rumors that EU officials plan to bring antitrust charges against Microsoft first emerged in April. Teams, the service at the center of the regulatory action, shipped with the company’s Microsoft ...

Microsoft allegedly violated European Union antitrust rules by bundling its Teams software with apps such as Office 365 and Microsoft 365 — an aggressive business strategy that the regulator ...

The charges are the biggest that Brussels has filed against Microsoft, apart from merger control, since the group’s showdown with the US and EU over Windows, which began more than 20 years ago.

The EU accuses Microsoft of anti-competitive behavior by bundling Teams with Office, giving it an unfair advantage over competitors like Slack and Zoom.

Microsoft faces a hefty antitrust fine after the European Commission on Tuesday accused it of illegally linking its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, giving it an unfair advantage ...

The European Union's antitrust division on Friday rejected Microsoft Corp.'s allegations that the Competition Commission colluded with rivals.

The EU charged Microsoft after complaints from Slack and alfaview about Teams bundling, citing antitrust violations despite Microsoft’s unbundling efforts.

For instance, it took the EU four years before filing charges in July against Microsoft over allegations stemming from a complaint workplace-messaging app Slack filed in 2020.

On Tuesday, Brussels accused Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) of engaging in anti-competitive behavior by bundling its Teams app with its Office suite. The EU’s charge sheet alleges that this ...