Windows 8 to go full cloud, Skydrive gets deep integration

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Windows 8 to go full cloud, Skydrive gets deep integration
By Denis Wong

Ready for an OS-wide cloud experience? Then you'll love what's in store for Windows 8. Today's update on the Building Windows 8 blog covers the present, the future, and everything in-between, with details of the new Metro-based Skydrive app, the web-based experience, and oh yes, the desktop app for classic desktop users and those on Windows Vista and 7.



As Microsoft explains, the Metro app, which is built on WinRT and written using web technologies (Javascript, HTML, and CSS), will be available to any Metro application via the OS's file picker. That's right - OS-wide. Better yet, since it's built on web technologies, Microsoft expects the Metro and web versions to eventually converge and reach feature parity at some point in the near future.



Skydrive cloud space will be automatically offered to any application opening documents or photos, so no extra work on the developer's part is needed. It will also be available as a Sharing contract for users to quickly invoke on the new Charms bar.



As for desktop users? They'll get an almost Dropbox-esque experience, with the ability to sync individual files up to 2 GB in size, a sync status icon beside each file, and of course, the ability to purchase more space when necessary. Skydrive on the desktop will effectively replace Live Mesh. It is expected the same offering of 25 GB of free Skydrive space will remain intact.



The Skydrive applications will be available for public consumption around the release of the Consumer Preview at the end of this month.

ShareShiz Reviewed by ShareShiz on 20th Feb 2012. Windows 8 to go full cloud, Skydrive gets deep integration Windows 8 to go full cloud, Skydrive gets deep integration By Denis Wong Rating: 5

[Bankrobber]

Does this means pirated software won't run on Windows 8?

[ShareShiz]

no. it just means skydrive will be integrated into the OS. i can see how this is going to work too. i reformatted my laptop the other day and put just windows 8 on. i now have to sign in to my laptop like if i were signing into msn.

[Mr Happy]

For those too lazy to read (can't embed the video not even the version from the windows blog )

http://video.ch9.ms/ch9/cf8e/4ad085e...e_high_ch9.mp4

http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/20/mic...loud-to-shame/

[jayfella]

awesome. so when some hacker decides to turn his laser to these clouds, not only will they have my credit card information and personal emails, he'll have all of my sensitive documents and photo's too. Great idea.

This is the stupidest idea I have ever heard. Why would i want to put anything personal on a computer millions of miles away. I have a usb stick, you know.