Microsoft updates SkyDrive for iOS after 10 months

There’s some good news for SkyDrive users who need to access their accounts on iOS devices. For the first time in nearly 10 months, Microsoft has updated its cloud service application on Apple’s platform and added support for iPhone 5 and iPad mini. The reason why it took so long for Microsoft to update SkyDrive was because it was having a tussle with Apple over a cut in the revenue generated by the cloud storage service. Apple wanted a 30 percent cut in the revenue generated by sales of SkyDrive storage space via the iOS app while Microsoft was opposed to the idea. After many, many months of back and forth between the two companies, they seem to have finally resolved their differences. It is not clear how Microsoft and Apple finally managed to reach an understanding, but SkyDrive version 3.0 is finally up and running for iOS devices.

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