The European Union has accepted Microsoft's commitments to unbundle its Teams platform from its Office apps, avoiding a potential antitrust fine. Microsoft will offer Office suites without Teams at a reduced price, allow switching for long-term license holders, and ensure interoperability with competing tools. These commitments, initially proposed in May and further strengthened, address concerns raised by the EU following a complaint from Slack regarding anti-competitive bundling practices. The agreement is binding for at least seven years.

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