"Niko Fostiropoulos, founder and CEO of alfaview, welcomed the agreement. "This decision will strengthen Europe's digital competitiveness," he said in a statement. "At the same time, it sends an important signal for Europe's digital sovereignty: fair market conditions not only promote technological diversity, but also secure the long-term innovative strength of the European market.""
"The Commission's announcement ends a formal investigation that began in 2023. In its preliminary findings, the regulator determined that Microsoft had abused its dominant market position by bundling Teams with its popular productivity suites, after the launch of the collaboration app in 2017. It was widely seen as a competitor to Slack, which saw rapid success a decade ago as a workplace communication tool."
"The bundling of Teams at no extra cost resulted in and advantage for Microsoft over Slack and others, the Commission alleged."
The European Commission concluded a formal investigation, opened in 2023, into Microsoft’s bundling of Teams with its productivity suites. The regulator’s preliminary findings determined that Microsoft abused a dominant market position by including Teams at no extra cost after the app’s 2017 launch. The bundling reportedly advantaged Microsoft over competitors such as Slack, which achieved rapid workplace-communication success earlier. Alfaview founder Niko Fostiropoulos welcomed the agreement, stating the decision will strengthen Europe’s digital competitiveness and signal support for digital sovereignty, technological diversity, and long-term market innovation.
Read at Computerworld
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]