Microsoft
is renaming its SkyDrive cloud storage to OneDrive. The software giant has
registered onedrive.com and
the company has a promotional video on YouTube announcing the new name.
Microsoft says the name change will take place soon, and that the service
"will continue to operate as you expect and all of your content will be
available on OneDrive and OneDrive for Business respectively as the new name is
rolled out across the portfolio."
The name change comes more than six months after Microsoft was
forced to rename SkyDrive following
a trademark case with British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB). Microsoft is
positioning the new OneDrive naming as the one place for documents, photos, and
other content. "Changing the name of a product as loved as SkyDrive wasn’t
easy," admits Microsoft's Ryan Gavin. "We are excited about what
is to come, and can’t wait to share more."
Naturally, Microsoft has been swift to dispel any notion that
the changeover will be anything other than smooth and seamless. For SkyDrive
users, all content will be available on OneDrive and OneDrive for Business as
with the current, corresponding SkyDrive services, so anybody worried about
their data – provided Microsoft keeps to its word – shouldn’t have too much to
be concerned about.
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