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Comment: Microsoft’s global unbundling of Teams leaves antitrust gripes unaddressed

By Nicholas Hirst ( April 3, 2024, 15:17 GMT | Comment) -- Microsoft’s promise to unbundle Teams globally is unlikely to satisfy its antitrust critics or ward off formal charges from EU enforcers. Monday's announcement does not address several alleged shortcomings identified in an August move to unbundle the Teams collaboration service in Europe and to make it work better with rival software. While Microsoft styles the move as a bid to simplify licensing for international businesses, in reality it may be seeking to dampen down interest in the case and concessions from regulators outside of Europe.Looked at from one angle, Microsoft’s global promise to unpick part of the Office software suite — a business-school case study for bundling — and to increase prices to address concerns of predatory pricing, is one hell of a scalp for EU antitrust enforcers. ...

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