Microsoft has announced the retirement of its long-standing communication service, Skype, set for May 5. The tech giant is pushing users to transition to Microsoft Teams, a more comprehensive platform for communication and collaboration.

Microsoft will soon switch off Skype, a pioneering telecom and video call platform that emerged from the rubble of the dotcom era.

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011 and which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online.