Microsoft Upgrades SkyDrive to OneDrive
Microsoft has made significant upgrades to SkyDrive. In fact, the upgrades are such a big deal that Microsoft is rebranding their data hosting service as OneDrive. Microsoft is calling it OneDrive because it's the "one place for your photos, videos, documents, and files across all your devices."
Microsoft is making a big to-do with their launch of OneDrive, which includes a slick new video meant to inspire you to use the product.
With OneDrive, there's no need to uninstall SkyDrive or install OneDrive. Microsoft customers that have an active account with SkyDrive will be able to seamlessly transition to OneDrive with an automatic update.
A SkyDrive user logging onto their new OneDrive account will notice three significant upgrades:
- A user can view and share videos in the same way as photos.
- Camera roll backup for Android is now automatic.
- The ability to co-author Office documents in real time with Office Web apps.