{"id":488993,"date":"2023-04-25T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T07:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=488993"},"modified":"2023-04-25T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T07:44:21","slug":"microsoft-to-unbundle-teams-from-office-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/488993-microsoft-to-unbundle-teams-from-office-report.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office \u2014 report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft will stop bundling its Teams collaboration software from the Microsoft Office Productivity Suite, the Financial Times reports<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The tech giant made the decision in light of an official European Union (EU) antitrust investigation into some of its most significant regulatory concerns in over ten years.<\/p>\n

The Financial Times’ sources say that, while companies can buy Office with a choice of whether or not Teams is included, “the mechanism on how to do this remains unclear”.<\/p>\n

They also note that a deal isn’t yet sure as talks with EU regulators are ongoing.<\/p>\n

Microsoft says it is aware of its responsibility in the EU as a prominent technology company.<\/p>\n

“We continue to engage cooperatively with the commission in its investigation and are open to pragmatic solutions that address its concerns and serve customers well,” it added.<\/p>\n

Regulators started the investigation after Microsoft Teams competitor Slack asked officials to make Microsoft sell Teams separately from the Office suite.<\/p>\n

“We’re asking the EU to be a neutral referee, examine the facts and enforce the law,” it said at the time.<\/p>\n

Microsoft has made a slew of changes to Teams, including the addition of a Premium subscription and a revamp of the platform.<\/p>\n

In February 2023, Microsoft launched Teams Premium<\/a>,<\/strong> which gives customers access to features powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 language model.<\/p>\n

Teams Premium offers features like intelligent recap, generating notes, tasks, and meeting highlights.<\/p>\n

Following a promotional launch period when the subscription is available for $7 (R127) a month, Microsoft will charge $10 (R182) a month for the subscription. These dollar conversions exclude sales taxes like VAT.<\/p>\n

The company started rolling out its revamped Teams platform<\/a><\/strong> on 27 March 2023.<\/p>\n

The tech giant has reworked the video conferencing app from the ground up, making the installation process around three times faster and joining meetings twice as fast.<\/p>\n

The new app uses 50% less RAM and takes up 70% less space on users’ hard drives. The tech giant also revamped Microsoft Teams’ user interface to match Windows 11 better.<\/p>\n

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