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Microsoft began talks with the European Commission last year to avoid the investigation.
Microsoft has been fined 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) for breaching EU competition rules over the past decade.
People familiar with the matter said Microsoft could face an EU antitrust probe in the coming months after it discussed measures with the EU watchdog to prevent such a move.
Microsoft, which was fined 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) over the past decade for breaches of EU competition rules, including tying or bundling two or more products together, complains the Salesforce-owned vertical. then found themselves in the EU crosshairs. messaging app slack in 2020.
Microsoft added Teams to Office 365 for free in 2017, with the app eventually replacing Skype for Business.
Slack alleges that its rival improperly integrated workplace chat and video app Teams into its Office product.
Microsoft began talks with the European Commission last year to avoid the investigation. It recently offered a price cut for its Office product without its Teams app.
The European Commission is seeking a higher price cut than offered by the US software giant, the people said.
The EU executive declined to comment.
A Microsoft spokesperson said: “We will continue to cooperate with the Commission in its investigation and are open to workable solutions that will address its concerns and provide good service to customers.”
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