Cloud Computing: Microsoft rebranding SkyDrive to OneDrive
January 27, 2014
Grazed from ITBusiness. Author: Brian Jackson.
Microsoft Corp. will soon be renaming its free cloud storage and syncing service to be in line with its newly released video game console. SkyDrive, the cloud service that allows users to upload files and documents and then syncs them or makes them accessible across any number of PCs, tablets, and smartphones, will soon be renamed to OneDrive. Microsoft launched a new video game console in November called Xbox One.
Users of SkyDrive won’t need to do anything to migrate over to the newly branded service, writes Ryan Gavin, general manager of consumer apps & services for Microsoft, in a blog post. You’ll just notice the URL of the service will change one day and you’ll continue to use the service as you normally would…
The reason behind the rebranding is a court battle over the Sky name trademark that Microsoft surrendered to BSkyB last July. The British satellite broadcasting company won a ruling in UK court that required Microsoft to change the name. After first planning to appeal the decision, Microsoft settled with BSkyB to allow for a reasonable time to do a transition…
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