Office Live Workspace account will be upgraded for free

Today I received a mail informing about the Exciting updates coming soon to Office Live Workspace. Soon it will come together with Windows Live SkyDrive to become a great way to view, create, and edit documents from virtually anywhere.

Here’s the mail screenshot -

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When Office Live Workspace user accounts are upgraded to SkyDrive, one will get many of the same capabilities as we get today in Office Live Workspace — with some exciting new features such as the Office Web Apps.  Office Web Apps are online companions to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote that allow you to view and edit Office documents directly within a Web browser.

So, what you need to do to get these great new features?

“In the coming months, you’ll receive notification when your Office Live Workspace account will be upgraded, along with further details. Until then, there’s no need for you to do anything.”

Also check this blog post Your Office Live Workspace is soon upgrading to Windows Live SkyDrive  announcing the same.