Microsoft will escape largely unscathed from a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission that could have resulted in billion-dollar fines for the tech giant., Microsoft has avoided an EU fine after the US tech group offered concessions on how it packages together its Teams and Office products, ending a long-running antitrust investigation by the bloc , The EU said Friday it had accepted Microsoft's commitment to more clearly separate the Teams communications app from its Office products—sparing the US tech giant a hefty antitrust fine., Microsoft Escapes EU Competition Probe by Unbundling Teams for Seven Years, Opening API (techcrunch.com) 20 Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday September 14, 2025 @11:34AM from the special-Teams dept., Microsoft will unbundle Teams from Office 365 after an European Commission antitrust probe, aiming to boost competition and give users more choice., .