EU to Investigate Microsoft for Allegedly Tying Teams to Office Suite
- Microsoft faces potential antitrust probe in Europe over bundling Teams with Office.
- EU antitrust authorities investigating claims Microsoft illegally tied Teams to Office suite.
- Microsoft had agreed to stop forcing Office users to install Teams, but talks with EU stalled.
- Formal charges could be filed against Microsoft by this fall.
- First EU antitrust case against Microsoft in 15 years; prior case was in 2008 over Internet Explorer bundling.