[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!