Microsoft rolls out price reductions for Office worldwide & stops cross-selling of Teams
Microsoft has announced that it will exclude Teams from some Office plans and reduce prices. This is a form of European response to allegations of violation of antitrust laws that has been applied worldwide.
Realigning global licensing for Microsoft 365
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/Microsoft365-Teams-WW
Microsoft includes Teams in some Office plans. However, developers of online meeting tools that compete with Teams, such as Slack, have pointed out that ``the cross-selling of Office and Teams may violate antitrust laws,'' and in July 2023, The European Commission launches an antitrust investigation into Microsoft. Subsequently, in August 2023, Microsoft discontinued the cross-selling of Office and Teams in the European Economic Area (EAA) and Switzerland.
Microsoft decides to discontinue tie-up sales of 'Teams' with Microsoft 365 and Office 365 in Europe - GIGAZINE
Newly, Microsoft has announced that it will expand the separation of Office and Teams worldwide. Along with the separation of Teams, price reductions for some Office plans have also been announced.
Office for enterprises has discontinued the plan that comes with Teams, and if you want to use Teams, you need to subscribe to Microsoft Teams Enterprise, which costs $ 5.25 per month (about 796 yen). The monthly charges for Enterprise Office after Teams separation are as follows.
| Plan name | monthly fee |
|---|---|
| Office 365 E1 (no Teams) | $7.75 (approx. 1170 yen) |
| Office 365 E3 (no Teams) | $20.75 (approx. 3150 yen) |
| Office 365 E5 (no Teams) | $35.75 (approx. 5430 yen) |
| Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams) | $33.75 (approx. 5120 yen) |
| Microsoft 365 E5 (no Teams) | $54.75 (approx. 8300 yen) |
Office for frontline workers offers plans with and without Teams. The monthly fees for each are as follows.
| Plan name | Teams available | No Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 F1 | $2.25 (approx. 341 yen) | $1.75 (approx. 265 yen) |
| Office 365 F3 | 4 dollars (about 606 yen) | 3.5 dollars (approx. 531 yen) |
| Microsoft 365 F3 | 8 dollars (approx. 1210 yen) | 7.5 dollars (approx. 1140 yen) |
Business plans also offer plans with Teams and plans without Teams. The monthly fees for each are as follows.
| Plan name | Teams available | No Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | 6 dollars (approx. 910 yen) | $4.75 (approx. 720 yen) |
| Microsoft 365 Business Standard | $12.5 (approx. 1890 yen) | $10.25 (approx. 1550 yen) |
| Microsoft 365 Business Premium | 22 dollars (approx. 3340 yen) | $19.75 (approx. 2990 yen) |
Please note that the price of each plan in Japan has not been announced at the time of article creation.
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