Microsoft has globally unbundled Teams from Office 365 following an antitrust probe triggered by a complaint from Slack. This move aims to avoid potential antitrust fines and set precedents in the software industry. The change, initially implemented in the EEA and Switzerland in October, is now official worldwide. The decision is seen as an effort to appease regulators rather than offering customers a better deal. Existing commercial 365 customers can still access Teams when they renew their subscriptions.
You Might Not Be Using Microsoft Teams Much Longer Teams will no longer be automatically bundled in with Office 365 suites because Slack's owner complained it's unfair. It will still be available for existing commercial 365 customers when they renew. https://t.co/n5g5o2sHDy
I am ready to pay for a Saas product that hides Microsoft Teams from me. Any teams invite I receive will look like zoom or google meet and if I click on it I get to a zoom or google meet. I dont want to experience Teams ever again is all.
Microsoft unbundling Teams is to appease regulators, not give customers a better deal https://t.co/QZoICodfx4
Microsoft stated on Monday that it will separate Teams from the rest of its Office suite. According to a report exclusive to Reuters, the tech giant will unbundle the two products in a possible effort to avoid antitrust fines. https://t.co/nDu8K3C8zi
Microsoft’s announcement of globally unbundling Teams from Office 365 goes a long way to set some precedents in the software industry. A thread: (1/3) Most direct is the impact on competitive products like Zoom and Slack, whose independent products have long lived under the…
The @EU_Commission isn't messing around. On April 1, @Microsoft unbundled Teams and #Microsoft365 in response to an antitrust probe. Microsoft has been selling the products separately in the EEA + 🇨🇭 since Oct. Now, the change is official worldwide. https://t.co/syFbnVthRJ
Microsoft stops bundling Teams with Office after a complaint from Slack triggered antitrust scrutiny. https://t.co/1iepODVuA9