Microsoft to give 100GB free storage to its first 100,000 OneDrive users
Microsoft to give 100GB free storage to its first 100,000 OneDrive users
Microsoft's One Drive will give an extra 100 GB of storage to its first 100,000 users post rebranding for an year.
Microsoft is
giving away 100GB of extra storage space to the first 100,000 people who
sign up for their OneDrive accounts as part of its promotion post
re-branding. The extra space will be added to users' existing OneDrive
(formerly SkyDrive) storage, and will be available to users for one
year.
Angus Logan, the group product marketing
manager for OneDrive, confirmed the promotion but didn't reveal a
specific launch date. He added that OneDrive users who want to get the
free storage will have to check Microsoft's OneDrive Twitter feed for
the latest news.
"We aren't announcing a time in advance.
We're telling people to monitor [the OneDrive Twitter account] for
clues about the promotion and how they can be part of the 100,000," said
a Microsoft spokesperson.
The 100 GB of storage will be added to
the 7 GB free storage that OneDrive provides on sign-up. Users can also
get additional 5 GB of storage by inviting their friends to OneDrive,
and get another 3 GB by using OneDrive's camera backup feature.
Microsoft is also offering additional online storage space to its tablet and Windows Phone users. Users will get an additional 200 GB of OneDrive space for two years with Surface 2 or Surface 2 Pro tablet. The company will also give bonus space to its users who have already been using Windows Phones.
Microsoft rebranded Skydrive to OneDrive
after losing trademark lawsuit to British Sky Broadcasting Group in
June last year. Initially Microsoft had decided to appeal against the UK
courts ruling but later dropped it for a "reasonable period of time to
allow for an orderly transition to a new brand" for SkyDrive. Microsoft
has renamed SkyDrive and SkyDrive Pro to 'OneDrive' and 'OneDrive for
Business' respectively.Microsoft is also offering additional online storage space to its tablet and Windows Phone users. Users will get an additional 200 GB of OneDrive space for two years with Surface 2 or Surface 2 Pro tablet. The company will also give bonus space to its users who have already been using Windows Phones.
