Silhouettes of laptop users are seen next to a screen projection of Microsoft logo in this photo illustration. U.S. tech giant Microsoft on Thursday said it will unbundle its chat and videoconference service Teams from its Microsoft 365 and Office 365 products, in a bid to allay European Union antitrust concerns. European Union regulators had in July opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft's bundling of Teams with other Office products, citing anti-competitive concerns. "We appreciate the clarity that has emerged on several of the concerns from extensive and constructive discussions with the European Commission. With the benefit of this clarity, we believe it is important that we start to take meaningful steps to address those concerns," Nanna-Louise Linde, vice president of Microsoft European Government Affairs, said Thursday in a blogpost.

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Persons: Nanna, Louise Linde, — CNBC's Silvia Amaro Organizations: Microsoft, European Union, European Commission, Microsoft European Government Affairs, CNBC Locations: Swiss