(Until this week, you needed to install separate OneDrive and OneDrive for Business apps on an iPhone or iPad.)
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I also was intrigued by the unified OneDrive for iOS that Microsoft released that day it follows in the footsteps of what Microsoft has offered for several months to Android and Windows Phone users. Maybe I could finally be a good corporate citizen! I was quite interested in the beta version of OneDrive for OS X that Microsoft released last Wednesday. Instead, most folks juggle a combination of Google Drive (mainly for access via Web browsers to shared resources in Google Apps, not so much for raw storage) and Dropbox or Box, both of which support any platform you're likely to use and don't have all the setup and usage difficulties of OneDrive.
The truth is that OneDrive for Business is hard to use in Windows, too, especially if you have a regular OneDrive account set up. The iOS and Android versions of OneDrive for Business have only basic functionality, so users also avoid it on all devices. (There was and still is a personal OneDrive client, but it can't access corporate files.) Many of us literally could not use the corporate OneDrive for work, even if we wanted to. Not so with cloud storage - because there wasn't a OneDrive for Buiness client for OS X, Mac users couldn't use our corporate OneDrive storage. (The new Outlook app for iOS can't do that, either.) Still, we all happily use the Exchange back end, regardless of the client that works best on our platforms. About the only task requiring OWA use is booking a meeting room. Also, OWA is rarely used on iOS or Android.Īpple's and Google's mail, calendar, and contacts clients are darned good, so the awkward OWA app didn't stand much of a chance of adoption, especially given the pathetic state of the initial version. Although pretty much everyone works with Office apps and most people use Outlook even on a Mac, no one really opts for the OneDrive cloud storage service. But Microsoft's cloud-managed service didn't really work on Macs or mobile devices, and about half the people at the company use an OS other than Windows. A couple of years ago, my company standardized on Office 365.
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