Microsoft launches its free online storage service SkyDrive

In Windows 8, Microsoft launched its free online storage service, SkyDrive, to provide a service that appears to be a counterweight to icloud and even a defeat.

In Windows 8, these tools automatically sync your important files to the cloud and then sync them to your device. So, if you write a Word document, it will be sent to the cloud, which will then be available on Windows Phone, Windows 8 tablet, or other Windows 8 devices. The service system can also be connected to any networked device.

These details are more elaborated on the building Windows 8 blog. SkyDrive itself will be a Metro application, and a version of it will appear on the upcoming Windows 8 consumer preview. In addition, SkyDrive can open/Save the built-in dialog box from any Metro application. This means that you can save files to your SkyDrive from any Metro application, and you can open files on them. When files are saved to SkyDrive, they can be used on any Windows 8 device.

SkyDrive will be available on the desktop as well as on desktop based applications, including office. This is especially popular because many people may spend more time using SkyDrive on the desktop. You can also upload or download files (up to 2GB) from Windows Explorer on SkyDrive.

Even if these files are not on SkyDrive, there is a way to grab streaming media files from the SkyDrive connection device. This includes streaming media video and audio on the remote PC.

Of course, any new product or service always sounds ideal before it is actually released, but when it is released, there are always a variety of problems. There are also a lot of questions about new services, such as how to get it to work in an earlier version of Windows, or how to work on Android and iOS devices, and so on.

Still, the design sounds like a service that can compete with Apple's icloud and overtake it.

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)