A few days ago, Microsoft made official their new name for SkyDrive, to be called “OneDrive”. On the same day, our friends over at LiveSino.net also discovered that Office Web Apps, the web version of the Office suite of …
A pair of posts in the past twenty four hours, from OneDrive: Has Microsoft screwed up the branding, again? (UPDATED)
You know the story: Microsoft, at a time when they’re facing fierce competition from both Box and Dropbox, lost a European Union court battle with British Sky Broadcasting, known as BSkyB but promoting products under the “Sky” brand, rather than …
OneDrive and Office Online: naming done right?
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the new name for its cloud storage service, having been forced to drop SkyDrive for OneDrive. Just a few hours later, word filtered out that another new change is in the works, a rename from Office Web …
SkyDrive is now OneDrive – will Office Web Apps soon be “Office Online”?
Just this morning, Microsoft made official their new name for SkyDrive, it’s now “OneDrive” (see our post on the short history of the many names of OneDrive). Now, word is filtering out that OneDrive may not be the only …
A short history of the many lives of OneDrive
This morning, Microsoft debuted the new name for SkyDrive, OneDrive, which it was required to drop after a lawsuit by BSkyB, who own the “Sky” brand and are using it for their own online services. The new name keeps …
Microsoft SkyDrive renamed to OneDrive
Microsoft today announces the SkyDrive will become OneDrive. OneDrive.com preview site is available and titled “OneDrive is coming soon”. Users can sign up on the OneDrive site to be first to know when OneDrive is rolled out. And don’t forget …
Irrational numbers: Nonsense over Windows Phone sales figures, from everywhere
This week, both Nokia and Microsoft released earnings statements, and while most all of the numbers in both reports were meant to spin the truth more than reveal it, a few numbers did jump out. One such figure showed Nokia’s …
Office Web App’s “Tell Me” – a precursor to Cortana?
This week Microsoft released new versions of its Office Web Apps, featuring a new, flatter look, footnotes and endnotes, and most notably, a new “search box” for editing and formatting commands, called Tell Me. Although the switch to the new …
Microsoft and the rose colored glasses
Microsoft released its 2nd quarter earnings earlier today, announcing record revenues of $24.5 billion dollars, up 11% from a year ago, and let’s make no mistake, that’s a huge amount of money. Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood was pleased:…
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