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Is Microsoft going to debundle Teams and Office? One report says that’s exactly what’ll happen.



What you need to know

  • Microsoft will reportedly stop bundling Office and Teams together.
  • If the move is made, it will likely be done to avoid an official antitrust probe by EU regulators.
  • Slack, a competitor to Microsoft Teams, filed a complaint about Microsoft’s bundling practices to the EU back in 2020.
  • The report claims that “talks are still ongoing” and that “a deal is not certain.”

Microsoft will stop bundling Teams and Office, according to a report by Financial Times. The move would potentially avoid an official antitrust probe by EU regulators. Slack, which competes with Teams, filed a complaint against Microsoft bundling Teams and Office together in 2020.

Two sources told Financial Times that Microsoft will make the move to avoid a formal investigation. Microsoft will reportedly offer organizations the option to buy Office with or without Teams. The report notes, however, that the exact method of the debundling is not known at this time.





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