Brussels is set to issue new antitrust charges against Microsoft over concerns that the software giant is undermining rivals to its videoconferencing app Teams.

According to three people with knowledge of the move, the European Commission is pressing ahead with a formal charge sheet against the world’s most valuable listed tech company over concerns it is restricting competition in the sector.

Rivals are concerned that Microsoft will make Teams run more compatibly than rival apps with its own software. Another concern is the lack of data portability, which makes it difficult for existing Teams users to switch to alternatives.

The tech company has also faced complaints from European cloud computing providers that are concerned that Microsoft is abusing its dominant position in the sector to force users to buy its products and squashing competition from smaller start-ups in Europe.

  • LethalSmack@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I use it 5 days a week for work and don’t have connectivity problems.

    These issues are company wide and are not unique to me. I would switch isp providers if that would solve the issue. It’s bad enough that if you want a new computer you just talk to tech support about the issues and they’ll send you a new one since they can’t fix it (not that the new laptops work any better with teams)

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      5 months ago

      do you mostly communicate with people in your company or do you talk with external people too?

      Don’t get me wrong, I know teams has issues, I have my own list of complaints, I’m just surprised how different your complaints are.

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        5 months ago

        Same thing here, reading people’s complaints and nothing applies to my experience chatting with over a hundred colleagues everyday…

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        5 months ago

        I only communicate with internal employees, so we’re all in the same network with company issues laptops. I even tried the app on my phone for a while and that wasn’t any better so I ditched it

        I’m honestly surprised anyone has had a good experience with Teams