I've been reading a little more on this... and there are so many people pissed. Evidently 8.1 really borks Skydrive even if you have a MS account.

See the comments below the story
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-keep-your-files-synced-with-skydrive-in-windows-8-1/

I think MS has failed to realize they no longer have absolute control/monopoly. They need to wake up.