<p>Microsoft on Monday announced a big milestone for its cloud storage service SkyDrive: more than 250 million users. The company noted that it has added some 50 million accounts since the launch of Windows 8 less than seven months ago.</p><p>The Windows 8 connection is no coincidence. Microsoft's latest and greatest operating system features a Modern UI (Metro) app for SkyDrive as well as the inclusion of SkyDrive data in the Charm functionality.</p><p>In short, Microsoft has made a big bet that cloud storage is a feature Windows users both want and need out-of-the-box. SkyDrive lets you save your files so you can get to them no matter where you are: it's available on multiple PCs as well as non-Windows devices via the various free SkyDrive apps.</p><p>Just three months ago, Microsoft killed off Windows Live Mesh and asked users to move over to SkyDrive. At the time, however, Mesh had "less than 25,000 active users" meaning its axing didn't notably add to SkyDrive's growth, though it certainly didn't hurt.</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/05/06/microsofts-skydrive-passes-250m-users-adding-50m-since-the-launch-of-windows-8-seven-months-ago/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.tomsguide.com/us/SkyDrive-250-Million-Omar-Shahine-Inside-SkyDrive-HTML5,news-17009.html">SkyDrive Cloud Service Reaches 250 Million Users - Tom&#039;s Guide</a> (Tom's Guide)</p><p><a href="http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/skydrive-passes-250-million-07-05-2013/">Microsoft SkyDrive Cloud Storage Passes 250 Million Users</a> (Geeky gadgets)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dROLitPJG_uqqeMUilenUyXa0kr6M&ned=us">265 additional articles.</a></p>