Tech giant Microsoft is making amends to compensate its users following the backlash the company received when it decided to downgrade its unlimited OneDrive storage in November.

In November, the Redmond-based tech company announced that its unlimited OneDrive storage option will be downgraded to 1TB for Office 365 Home, Personal and University subscribers. The company added that the change will take effect early in 2016. On top of the announced changes, Microsoft also said that the OneDrive free storage will be reduced to 5GB from 15GB and the 15GB camera roll free storage will be removed as well.

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Microsoft's decision did not sit well with its users who immediately created an online petition demanding the company to "give us back our storage." The petition has since garnered more than 70,000 signatures.

The massive negative opinion about the changes has prompted Microsoft to apologize and introduce a new offer that will bring back the free 15GB camera roll bonus and then keep their 15GB free storage.

Microsoft Group Program Manager Douglas Pearce told The Verge, "In November we made a business decision to reduce storage limits for OneDrive. Since then, we've heard clearly from our Windows and OneDrive fans about the frustrations and disappointment we have caused. We realize the announcement came across as blaming customers for using our product."

OneDrive users who will sign up on or before Jan. 31, 2016 will be able to keep the free 15GB storage as well as the free 15GB camera roll bonus. This will apply even though Microsoft will still reduce its free storage tier to 5GB in 2016. For users who use more than 5GB of free storage will receive a free Office 365 Personal subscription that comes with 1TB of storage and will be valid for 12months.

Despite the changes on its original plan, Microsoft will still push its plans to discontinue unlimited storage plans. 

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