The European Commission has accused Microsoft of violating antitrust regulations by bundling Teams with its productivity tools, risking a fine of up to 10% of its global revenue. Despite efforts to address concerns by unbundling Teams and Microsoft 365, further changes are deemed necessary to restore competition.
Microsoft has settled with the European not-for-profit trade association CISPE over licensing changes that hiked costs to run its software on rival cloud services, committing to adjustments like offering enhanced Azure Stack HCI for European cloud providers.
With a looming antitrust battle, Microsoft has made agreements with European cloud infrastructure groups to prevent escalation, allowing local cloud providers to offer its applications and services, and establishing an independent European Cloud Observatory for oversight.
The European Commission's strict enforcement under the Digital Markets Act has led to substantial fines, exemplified by Apple's €1.84 billion penalty for App Store dominance abuse, reflecting a shift towards substantial fines based on the impact of anticompetitive behavior by tech giants.
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