Microsoft decides to stop cross-selling of 'Teams' with Microsoft 365 and Office 365 in Europe



Microsoft announced that it will stop selling Microsoft 365 / Office 365 and Microsoft Teams as a set, which was being

investigated by EU regulators for alleged antitrust violations, in the EEA (European Economic Area) and Switzerland.

Microsoft announces changes to Microsoft 365 and Office 365 to address European competition concerns - EU Policy Blog
https://blogs.microsoft.com/eupolicy/2023/08/31/european-competition-teams-office-microsoft-365/



New subscription structure for Microsoft 365 in Europe
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/Microsoft365-Teams-EEA

According to Microsoft's announcement, the EEA and Switzerland will unbundle Microsoft Teams from Microsoft 365 and Office 365 from October 1, 2023. From now on, Microsoft 365 and Office 365 will be sold at a reduced price. On the other hand, Teams can be used alone.

The monthly price after the change is as follows. Plans that include Teams are not available for enterprises.

◆ Enterprise
Office 365 E1 7.4 euros (about 1170 yen)
Office 365 E3 23.1 euros (about 3640 yen)
Office 365 E5 39.5 euros (about 6230 yen)
Microsoft 365 E3 35.7 euros (about 5630 yen)
Microsoft 365 E5 57.7 euros (about 9100 yen)
Microsoft Teams 5 euros (about 790 yen)


Users of the frontline suite for field personnel and the business suite can choose to continue using the suite with Teams or change to one without Teams.
No Teams With Teams
◆Frontline Suite
Microsoft 365 F1 1.6 euros (about 250 yen) 2.1 euro (about 330 yen)
Office 365 F3 3.2 euros (about 500 yen) 3.7 euros (about 580 yen)
Microsoft 365 F3 7.0 euros (about 1100 yen) 7.5 euros (about 1180 yen)
◆ Business suite
Microsoft 365 Business Basic 4.6 euros (about 730 yen) 5.6 euros (about 880 yen)
Microsoft 365 Business Standard 9.7 euros (about 1530 yen) 11.7 euros (about 1850 yen)
Microsoft 365 Business Premium 18.6 euros (about 2930 yen) 20.6 euros (about 3250 yen)


In addition, resources related to interoperability with Microsoft 365 and Office 365 will be strengthened. This will enable companies such as Zoom and Salesforce to create customized integrated experiences across Exchange, Outlook and Teams.

A new mechanism will also be created to allow third-party solutions to host Office for the web within the service.

in Software, Posted by logc_nt