Borrow iOS8 space crisis Microsoft cloud storage free space doubled to 30GB

Tencent Technology recently, Apple began to the global iOS devices, push iOS8 operating system, but the fruit powder users soon found a problem, iOS8 system requirements of the remaining space is too large, up to 7GB, in order to upgrade the system, many fruit powder, reluctantly deleted a large number of personal photos and other documents.

Apple's rival, Microsoft, soon saw the opportunity to face global complaints about fruit powder. This Friday, Microsoft urgently announced that the cloud storage service OneDrive free storage space, increased by one times to 30GB.

It is reported that in the past, the iOS operating system upgrade, the requirements of the remaining storage space of about 1GB, but the iOS8 required space, but a significant increase. Depending on the device and model, the remaining space required by the user is about 5.7GB, and in some ipad models, there is even room for 7GB.

Many fruit powders reflect that, in order to sufficient space, they have to delete a large number of personal files, especially photos, videos and other valuable content.

September 20, Tencent Technology in the Microsoft Cloud storage Services OneDrive Official blog, the news that Microsoft upgrades free space, was announced in the evening of September 19 (Friday). Clearly, Microsoft's move is aimed at the lack of space that the vast majority of Apple users are experiencing when upgrading their systems.

Microsoft said that from now until the end of September, OneDrive free storage space, will be doubled, to increase to 30GB. Microsoft said that by using OneDrive, Apple users would be more convenient to set up iPhone6 new handsets, or upgrade from older handsets to iOS8 systems.

It is said that all Apple users can upgrade the OneDrive iOS client, after registering the account, only need to activate the photo backup (cameraroll) function, you can get 30GB free space.

If it is not an Apple phone user, can you get this preferential treatment?

Microsoft announces that all WP mobile phones, Android phones or Windows computer users will get 30GB free space as long as they turn on automatic photo backup.

Douglaspearce, a manager at Microsoft's OneDrive product, said he hoped that this temporary space upgrade would allow more Apple users to experience Microsoft's cloud storage services and OneDrive as an essential tool for everyday life.

The importance of Microsoft cloud storage Services has increased and marketing moves in the context of the De la Priority cloud strategy, and Microsoft announced in June this year that free space for OneDrive from 7GB to 15GB, and then Microsoft canceled the storage file size 2GB limit.