If you need to backup your data or simply want to host files in the cloud, there’s simply nothing like Microsoft’s recent online storage offer.
Here are the details behind Microsoft’s recent offer and I would challenge you to compare Microsoft’s $99/yr pricetag to other online storage vendors such as Google, DropBox, BOX, and SugarSync:
| Online Storage packages | Office 365 Home Subscription | OneDrive for Business | OneDrive for Consumers (FREE) |
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Online Storage |
1 TB/per user | 1 TB | 15 GB |
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Number of users per family per subscription |
5 | N/A | N/A |
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Office Suite with 1yr of upgrades:
|
YES | No | No |
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Office for iPad/Android:
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YES | N/A | N/A |
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Skype World Long Distance Calling |
60 min | N/A | N/A |
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Technical Support |
Unlimited Phone & Web-based (https://support.microsoft.com/ ContactUs/TechnicalSupport) |
Web-based | Web-based |
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Price |
$99/year | $25/year | FREE |
Support resources are available online:
- OneDrive FAQ: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/onedrive-app-faq
- OneDrive Support Q&A: https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/support/
- OneDrive Forums: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=242002
