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February 21st, 2008

Microsoft SkyDrive no longer just a beta

Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:58 pm

Categories: Windows Live, Web 2.0

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft launched the final gold version of its Windows Live SkyDrive consumer storage service on February 21.

Windows Live SkyDrive — which has been known by a variety of names, including LiveDrive and Windows Live Folders (but not FolderShare, which is something else entirely) — is a Microsoft-hosted storage service where users can save files, photos and other information.

The latest version of the service, announced today, now offers 5 GB of free storage and is available in 38 countries.

Google has been touting (quietly) its Shared Storage program (a k a GDrive) as the alternative to SkyDrive. Google was offering 6 GB of storage for $20 a year back in August 2007; not sure if Google has changed its plan since then.

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RE: Microsoft SkyDrive no longer just a beta
I am currently using GoDaddy onlinefilefolder and love it. Google normally does a great job oon things so I'd try that one. The one thing I do not yet like is that I can not upload a folders worth of ... (Read the rest)
Posted by: ikeeickholdt Posted on: 03/05/08 You are currently: Logged In | Log out
nice, but 5ri   | 02/21/08
And as soon as that happens Michael Kelly   | 02/21/08
What? mdemuth   | 02/21/08
As long as it's generic Michael Kelly   | 02/22/08
Backup your system with a 50mb file size limit?! John Musbach   | 02/21/08
Did ya read the article? rtk   | 02/21/08
apologies rtk   | 02/21/08
Houston we have a problem _dietrich   | 02/21/08
My Plan rkuhn040172@...   | 02/22/08
Why hack in the first place? quikboy   | 02/22/08
It Was a Joke Dude rkuhn040172@...   | 02/25/08
Hmmm The_Curmudgeon   | 02/22/08
Nail on the Head rkuhn040172@...   | 02/25/08
I tried it, and I like it! Grayson Peddie   | 02/23/08
Seconded (NT) beneaton4   | 02/25/08
RE: Microsoft SkyDrive no longer just a beta ikeeickholdt   | 03/05/08

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