The European Commission has been investigating since 2020 whether the firm's products stifle...
Teams is a collaboration application developed by Microsoft.
Microsoft has said it is splitting the Teams business messaging and video app from its Office software globally.
The European Commission has been investigating the move after a complaint from rival Slack in 2020.A Microsoft spokesperson told the BBC that the move is to "Ensure clarity for our customers".
Microsoft said in a blogpost that Teams Standalone will cost $5.25 for new customers.
Over the past decade, Microsoft has racked up 2.2 billion euros in EU antitrust fines for tying or bundling two or more products together.
In 1998, the US Justice Department sued Microsoft for using its dominance of the Windows platform to stifle competition from rival web browsers.
After Teams was split from the Microsoft 365 and Office Suites in Europe last October, the platform saw little change to the size of its user base, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower.
Data cited by Reuters estimated that monthly active users of the Microsoft Teams mobile app remained flat in the first three months of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
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