Following a huge backlash from customers, Microsoft has backtracked on its plans to cut free OneDrive storage from 15GB down to 5GB.
Last month, the firm had announced a controversial plan to do away with the unlimited tier and and cut back on other allowances.
Following a petition signed by 70,000 disappointed Microsoft customers, Redmond responded with a statement on Friday.
“We’ve heard clearly from our Windows and OneDrive fans about the frustration and disappointment we have caused,” the statement from a Microsoft spokesperson reads.
“We realize the announcement came across as blaming customers for using our product. For this, we are truly sorry and would like to apologize to the community.”
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However, you shouldn’t expect to just keep your storage without doing anything about it. Microsoft is expecting users to opt-in in order to remain at the currently level.
Those who fail to do so will see their allowance pushed back to 5GB, so jump on that at your Microsoft account today.
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