Microsoft Corp. risks a hefty European Union fine after regulators accused the company of abusing its market power by bundling the Teams video-conferencing app to its other business software.
The European Commission said it fired off a so-called statement of objections alleging that Microsoft’s practice of tying Teams to its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 packages fell foul of the bloc’s competition rules.
The EU regulator said that since at least 2019, Microsoft’s behavior protected its dominance on the market and gave Teams an advantage over rivals. This unfair advantage was also…