Subj : Zoom CEO calls for further probes into Microsoft Teams
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Sep 06 2023 11:45:03

Zoom CEO calls for further probes into Microsoft Teams

Date:
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:36:14 +0000

Description:
Following the removal of Microsoft Teams from M365 bundle in Europe, many 
rivals want this change made globally.

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan is urging regulatory agencies across the world to carry 
out their own investigations into Microsofts video conferencing platform 
following the results of an EU probe. 

After months of slow progress, the European Unions investigation finally 
delivered the results that many rival companies were hoping for, causing the 
company to remove Teams from its Microsoft 365 bundle across the European 
Economic Area and Switzerland. 

However Bloomberg reports that for many, including Yuan, this geographically 
restricted change has not been enough. Microsoft Teams EU antitrust case 

Customers in the EEA and Switzerland now pay several euros less for the 
package of office software thanks to the removal of Teams, with those wanting 
to access the video conferencing software having to pay an additional fee. 

Separating the app from the preconfigured bundle is precisely the result that 
companies like Zoom were hoping for, but when asked at Goldman Sachs 
Communacopia + Technology Conference about the change, Zooms Yuan said: You 
should ask this question to the FTC as well. 

The Federal Trade Commission is the US equivalent of the European Commission, 
Europes primary body for reviewing antitrust cases and the one thats 
responsible for the latest Microsoft changes. We asked the FTC whether it had 
plans to carry out its own investigation, but we did not immediately receive 
a reply. 

Microsoft isnt the only company that bundles its video conferencing software 
in with its other services - Google Meet forms part of the Google Workspace 
package that many other businesses use. 

However Microsoft might just be the hottest topic of debate this year, 
following numerous other complaints including how difficult it is for cloud 
customers to change providers thanks to technical limitations and costs. 

Microsoft has not yet responded to TechRadar Pro s request for comment on its 
latest European changes and whether it may make similar changes globally. 
More on Microsoft from TechRadar Pro Got some spare cash now youre not paying 
for Teams? Spend it on the best AI tools to save your employees crucial time 
We've also rounded up the best online collaboration software Google Chat is 
no longer going to fight Microsoft Teams and Slack



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/software-services/zoom-ceo-calls-for-further-pro
bes-into-microsoft-teams


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