The first thing you would probably pop up in your mind would be why try another cloud service if Dropbox is perfectly gelling with all your syncing and sharing requirements? Or if you are a Mac or Apple diva, swear by iCloud services to sync and share all your files and apps over iOS and Mac devices – but what if you need to share something with your friend using a Windows Phone or a Blackberry phone? Hence, to access and share files with a Windows based handheld devices, would you opt for another cloud service in addition to iCloud? Wouldn’t that be nice if you could sync with all devices regardless of platforms using a single cloud service? That’s why I would recommend you to switch to Microsoft SkyDrive. And there are many other reasons why you would consider SkyDrive over relatively expensive iCloud and years old familiar Dropbox. Let me show you why.
What is SkyDrive?
More and more clouds are crowding in the war of cloud services. In this tug of war, Microsoft SkyDrive gets an edge with cross-platform support, extra amount of 7GB free storage, inexpensive rates for paid storage amount and many more. Major features of Microsoft SkyDrive what is churning users are –
Support for both Windows and Mac based computers
The SkyDrive application automatically creates a folder that identifies files on both Windows-based and Mac computers. All you need to do is download the application, click ‘Run’ to trigger the installation process and keep clicking on the set-up wizard till you complete the installation.
Seamless syncing between all platforms of mobile devices
The SkyDrive knows no barrier when syncing and storing files on portable handheld devices. Its cross-platform mobile access will let you manage from any device and anywhere – on all version of Windows Phone, iOS devices like iPhone and iPad, Android and other phones. The SkyDrive will also let you use your favorite Microsoft OneNote app to take notes and on the move and make your notebooks available from your Windows/Mac computers, phone, tablet or from your browser.
Share on Your Blog and Social Network
In addition to these features, another reason why SkyDrive wins users’ favor is its versatile sharing ability. If sharing with your mobile device, select ‘Send a link’ or select ‘Share’ on your computer. If sharing your mobile device, select ‘Send a link’ or select ‘Share’ on your computer. Then copy and paste the link of SkyDrive file on an instant message, e-mail content, on your blog and even on your social network profiles like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The SkyDrive also has a default share option for sharing across Facebook and Twitter. With all these feature and advantages over iCloud or Dropbox, isn’t SkyDrive worth switch? Drop us your comment to help your readers learn from your experience.  Watch out this video to understand how to use Microsoft SkyDrive.
