Overview
- Microsoft has proposed selling Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites without Teams at a discounted price to address EU antitrust concerns.
- The commitments include improved interoperability for competitors and data portability options for customers to migrate Teams messaging data to rival platforms.
- If accepted, the commitments would be legally binding for up to ten years, with pricing measures valid for seven years.
- The European Commission has launched a public feedback period to assess Microsoft's proposals before deciding on closing the investigation.
- The investigation, initiated by Slack's 2020 complaint, could have resulted in fines of up to 10% of Microsoft's global revenue if unresolved.