Microsoft faces renewed antitrust charges in EU over Teams dominance

Global unbundling of Teams insufficient concession

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Microsoft faces renewed antitrust charges in Europe over Teams dominance
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Microsoft faces renewed antitrust charges in Europe over Teams dominance

Microsoft is bracing for a fresh round of antitrust charges in Europe, as the EU Commission prepares to take aim at the tech giant's dominance in the video conferencing market with its Teams software.

The move comes despite Microsoft's offering to unbundle Teams from its Office suite globally in an attempt to appease regulators. It now appears the move wasn't enough to satisfy the European Commi...

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