Microsoft hit with EU antitrust charge for linking Teams app with MS Office

Microsoft faces a hefty antitrust fine after the European Commission on Tuesday accused it of illegally linking its chat and video app Teams with its Office product.

Two decades after Microsoft’s last 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.