Microsoft unbundling Teams in EU to appease regulators
To avoid a potentially massive antitrust in the EU, Microsoft has announced that it will unbundle Teams from Office and Microsoft 365.
To avoid a potentially massive antitrust in the EU, Microsoft has announced that it will unbundle Teams from Office and Microsoft 365.
The CMA in the UK has said it will make a decision based on Microsoft’s “substantially different” revised deal in October.
To appease regulators in the UK, Microsoft says it will transfer cloud gaming rights for Activision titles to Ubisoft.
Microsoft’s AI powered feature for Windows 11 is being rolled out to more users albeit slowly.
Vodacom Business is now certified as a Microsoft Teams Operator Connect partner in South Africa. This enables the brand to launch Vodacom Operator Connect, which offers a more programmatic approach to provisioning, managing, supporting and billing Microsoft Teams services. The service essentially allows enterprises to use their chosen telecommunications provider
The European Commission is investigating whether Microsoft illegally bundled Teams with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 product suites.
Following last week’s FTC decision, PlayStation and Microsoft have signed a binding agreement on Call of Duty games.
The CMA has extended its investigation into Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by six weeks.
In this week’s africast we discuss Microsoft’s win against the FTC and how it clears the way for its Activision Blizzard deal.
Following a decision in Microsoft’s favour this week, the FTC wants to appeal loss in its continued effort to block Activision Blizzard deal.
UK regulator, the CMA is looking to negotiate with Microsoft over deal, but warns that a new investigation may be needed.
Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley says the gaming industry will not become less competitive if Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard.