Microsoft set to dodge EU fine with offer to unbundle teams

Microsoft is set to avoid a potentially hefty antitrust fine after the European Union got positive feedback on the US software giant’s offer to settle a probe into the allegedly illegal bundling of its Teams video-conferencing app.

EU regulators will accept Microsoft’s promise to carve out Teams from its hugely popular Office packages, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The move comes after rivals and customers raised no serious objections in a so-called market test, the people added.

The decision…