Yeah I agree - factors over the decision are unclear, and not made clear at all from those quotes. Google really want access to more of your data (to give you

Yeah I agree - factors over the decision are unclear, and not made clear at all from those quotes. Google really want access to more of your data (to give you better data it's true) - and they need to control the experience to do that... I can't imagine any other reason for Google's moves at the moment.