Eleven years after Microsoft's last European Union (EU) fine, the EU competition watchdog's latest action was triggered by a 2020 complaint from rival workspace messaging app Slack, owned by Salesforce.
Reuters first reported in April that the EU was preparing the charges.
The European Commission, which acts as the EU competition watchdog, said Teams had been given a distribution advantage while limitations preventing interaction between Teams' competitors and Microsoft's offerings further hindered rivals.
"Preserving competition for remote communication and collaboration tools is essential as it also fosters innovation in these markets," EU Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement.
--Reuters--