Last week Microsoft more than doubled the amount of free cloud storage users get with its OneDrive service (formerly known as SkyDrive). The 15GB offer puts Microsoft on par with Google Drive, and OneDrive is notably cheaper than Dropbox and Box — for now. (Box offers 10GB of free storage while Dropbox offers 2GB.)
It also cut prices for additional space in the cloud by about 70 percent.
In a related move the company also unveiled a new offer for subscribers to its Office 365 service: 1TB of free storage.
These updates will take effect in the next month and current subscribers will automatically be moved to the lower prices, according to Microsoft
Microsoft also made it easier to use the cloud service by integrating OneDrive with its latest Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 OS releases. Having a smooth interface between OneDrive and the Office 365 service is another and more significant advantage.
