Microsoft upgrades offer to settle EU Teams probe
By Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts ( February 7, 2025, 08:49 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft has seen EU antitrust enforcers consult market players on a draft deal to settle an investigation into the rollout of Teams, indicating the two sides may be closing in on a compromise. MLex has learned that an improved offer by Microsoft on how it would price versions of Office — with or without the Teams communications and collaboration platform — broke the previous impasse in the negotiations.Microsoft has seen EU antitrust enforcers consult market players on a draft deal to settle an investigation into the rollout of Teams, indicating the two sides may be closing in on a compromise....
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