Three sources familiar with the matterconfirmedMicrosoft’s diplomatic attempt to Reuters.
The Europen Commission investigation started five years ago after Slackfiledan antitrust complaint against Microsoft.
The complaint claimed that Redmond was reverting to its past monopolistic behavior by boosting Teams adoption through Office integration.
Teams and other collaboration or video conferencing services saw a significant surge in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Microsoft was allegedly reaping all the benefits thanks to its popular productivity suite.
Microsoft started to sell an “unbundled” version of Teams without Office in 2023.
Microsoft added Teams to Office 365 in 2017.
It eventually replaced Skype for Business for 365 users' videoconferencing and collaboration needs.
Reuters notes that the European Commission asked some companies for feedback regarding Microsoft’s offering.
They have until this week to reply.
By accepting Microsoft’s offer, the EU could focus on its latest antitrust investigations against Apple and Google.
