Competition: Why the EU suspects antitru • Table.Briefings

In this photo illustration, the Microsoft Teams app in App Store seen displayed on a smartphone screen and a Microsoft Teams Desktop on a laptop in the background. — The EU Commission fears that Microsoft is giving its Teams application an unfair advantage over competitors by linking it to its popular software packages.

In the Commission’s view, Microsoft has not done enough to dispel concerns about potentially anti-competitive behavior at Teams.

By linking its Teams communication and collaboration program to its widely used Office packages, Microsoft is – in the preliminary opinion of the EU Commission – violating antitrust regulations. The Commission informed Microsoft of this on Tuesday.

Competition: Why the EU suspects antitrust violations by Microsoft Teams

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