Microsoft Faces Imminent EU Antitrust Charges Over Teams Software

European regulators allege anticompetitive practices, citing concerns over software bundling and market fairness.

Formal charges are expected within weeks, following a complaint by Slack in 2020.
Microsoft's prior concessions, including unbundling Teams from Office, deemed insufficient by the EU.
Rivals claim Teams is optimized to work better with Microsoft's own software, disadvantaging competitors.
The European Commission is also investigating Microsoft's $13 billion partnership with OpenAI.
Microsoft risks fines up to 10% of its global annual turnover if found in violation of EU competition laws.