Eleven years after Microsoft’s last EU fine, the EU competition watchdog’s latest action was triggered by a 2020 complaint from rival workspace messaging app Slack
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 over rivals such as Slack.
“Preserving competition for remote communication and collaboration tools is essential as it also fosters innovation on these markets,” EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. The Commission said action Microsoft had taken did not sufficiently address its concerns and that more changes were necessary to restore competition.
Microsoft President Brad Smith reiterated comments made earlier this month about the company’s willingness to resolve the issue.
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