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Comment: Microsoft’s ‘distribution advantage’ in the spotlight as EU charges Teams

By Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts ( June 26, 2024, 09:31 GMT | Comment) -- Software bundling with the Office suite has put Microsoft back in the EU’s crosshairs, with an escalated antitrust case set to shed light on how dominant companies make use of their “distribution advantage.” Microsoft could challenge the European Commission, pointing to the fluid market for modern cloud-based applications, but both sides now have a window of opportunity to settle the case without an even more protracted fight.Microsoft’s spat with EU antitrust enforcers should shed light on how and when dominant companies can sell software bundles without breaching the bloc’s competition law....

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