After getting into legal troubles with BSkyB over the "Sky" trademark in Europe, Microsoft was forced to contend with changing the name of its popular cloud storage platform, SkyDrive. On Monday, Microsoft announced a new name for the service, and it's called OneDrive. The service will be similar to SkyDrive, so users won't have to worry about grand changes that might affect the way they use the service, though there might be additional features to ring in the new name.
"For current users of either SkyDrive or SkyDrive Pro, you're all set. The service will continue to operate as you expect and all of your content will be available on OneDrive and OneDrive for Business respectively as the new name is rolled out across the portfolio," reports the OneDrive official blog.
At the moment, the official OneDrive website is not yet fully operational, which leaves us to believe that the software giant might change the user interface. In addition, there might be a few new features that are not yet ready for launch, and they may be the reasons behind the delay.
The change in name is in line with Microsoft's strategy of using the "One" branding to its advantage. In a new YouTube promotional video that launched with the new name, the software giant is positioning OneDrive as the one place for all your documents and pictures, along with other content.
"Of course, changing the name of a product as loved as SkyDrive wasn't easy. We believe the new OneDrive name conveys the value we can deliver for you and best represents our vision for the future," says Microsoft.
If the company is clever, it could use the "One" branding across various products and devices. It won't be the first time we've seen Microsoft taking a liking to the One branding. This happened first with OneNote, then Xbox One, and talks about creating "One" Microsoft.
After looking at what Microsoft is doing, we strongly believe that when the company combines Windows with Windows Phone under a single product, it could be called Windows One. It's a broad speculation on our part, but think about it, and you'll see that it is not entirely impossible.
