Microsoft faces EU antitrust investigation after remedies fall short, sources say

  • Microsoft found itself in the EU cross hairs after a complaint by Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack in 2020
  • In a bid to stave off an investigation, Microsoft recently offered to cut the price of its Office product without its Teams app

The logo of software giant Microsoft Corp sign is shown on top of the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on October 19, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Microsoft is likely to face a European Union antitrust investigation in the coming months after remedy discussions with the EU watchdog to avert such a move appear to have hit a roadblock, people familiar with the matter said.

Microsoft, which has been fined 2.2 billion euros (US$2.4 billion) in the previous decade for practices in breach of EU competition rules, including tying or bundling two or more products together, found itself in the EU cross hairs after a complaint by Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack in 2020.

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