Microsoft renamed SkyDrive cloud storage service to OneDrive

After losing to BSkyB (the highly successful Sky pay TV service company in Europe) about copyright called SkyDrive, Microsoft recently announced the change of its name to SkyDrive cloud storage service. OneDrive.

The software company has also registered the domain name onedrive.com and published a YouTube video about changing its name.

Microsoft said the new name will be applied soon. And basically this is just a new name for SkyDrive, and all other data will still work the same. " All will still work like you used to use SkyDrive before. The data will still be retained on OneDrive and OneDrive for Business (business versions) " - Microsoft said.

This name was chosen by Microsoft after 6 months of losing the name of copyright before BSkyB ( British Sky Broadcasting Grou p). The meaning that Microsoft sends in the name of OneDrive is that it will be a place to help you store your documents, photos, and other digital content. However, the company also expressed regret with the old name. "Changing a favorite name like SkyDrive is an easy decision," admitted Ryan Gavin , a Microsoft executive.