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Office documents are also supported stresses Microsoft. SkyDrive starts with 7GB of storage, and more can be purchased. The appearance of Jessica Alba on the stage was certainly very appreciated by the audience, but Steve Balmer, the Microsoft CEO, got the biggest applause. He concluded the launch event by telling the audience about the Microsoft line-up and the recent Windows 8 announcement.
He talked about the unification of computer, tablet and phones via a common code and a common user interface — without abandoning the legacy computer interface. By doing all of this, Steve Balmer says that they have managed to address all those markets and usage models, while giving developers an opportunity at targeting all of them with a single set of API and development tools. Microsoft points out that it has finally reached a level of integration between phones, tablets and computers that surpasses the competition.
Personally, I think that SkyDrive finally has a meaning now.
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