Slack last month announced an expanded partnership with Amazon’s cloud computing division (Dominic Lipinski/PA)Workplace chatting service Slack has filed a complaint in the EU against Microsoft, accusing the software company of anti-competitive behaviour. Slack says Microsoft illegally bundles the Microsoft Teams messaging product, which is similar to Slack, into Office 365, its package of email and other widely used business software. Slack says Microsoft forces companies to install it for millions and blocks its removal. It also reported 122,000 paid customers, up 28% from when the company went public in April 2019. Expand Close Slack went public in April 2019 (Richard Drew/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Slack went public in April 2019 (Richard Drew/AP)Slack still faces tough competition, particularly from Microsoft’s Teams software.

Source: Irish Independent July 22, 2020 14:15 UTC