[gcatalfamo]

EU fails to understand that if my market widely adopts Teams as a mean of communication, I will use it to conduct my business regardless of what the EU gov thinks about it.

But when they regulate the unbundling and Microsoft might make me pay extra to use something that I always had "included", they are actively making more difficult to run a business.

It's just a tool. If I want to use Zoom, I will use it. It's not like I am being "protected" by a move like this.

[sagittariusaspa]

You are being protected through lower prices driven by competition. If you read the article, it mentions that MS is selling O365 without Teams at a lower price, so you’re not really paying extra (or marginally so based on the standalone Teams pricing). If Teams is bundled with O365 for free, as a business, why would I use Slack or Zoom if I am cost conscious? Fast forward 5 years, Teams is the only video/messaging software left in the market, and MS can price as they wish because you don’t have another option.

[l33t7332273]

And if those prices become outrageous then someone will spin up new messaging/conferencing apps.

[cbg0]

Which will get bought up quickly if it gains any traction and then extinguished.

[l33t7332273]

Then there are even more incentives to continue to make these programs!