Microsoft to rebrand SkyDrive

Corrine

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After learning earlier today that in Windows 8.1 Preview, the "Fetch files from anywhere" option is not available in the new SkyDrive app by design (info at Cannot connect to PC running Windows 8.1 Preview), I discovered that another trademark infringement case in the U.K. has resulted in Microsoft agreeing to a worldwide change of the name from SkyDrive.

A few suggestions for a new name:

Microsoft Drive
Microsoft Cloud
Cloud Drive

What would you suggest as a new name?

From The Verge: Microsoft forced to rename SkyDrive following trademark case with broadcaster
A UK court recently ruled that Microsoft's SkyDrive name infringed on a trademark owned by British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB), and the software maker has agreed to change the name of its cloud-based service worldwide as a result. In a settlement issued on Wednesday, BSkyB notes that Microsoft will not appeal the court ruling and that the company will allow Microsoft to continue using the brand "for a reasonable period of time to allow for an orderly transition to a new brand."
 
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