Sure; I agree that Google is actually pretty good in this regard; I was just commenting on the fact that your previous comment didn't really connect with what t

Sure; I agree that Google is actually pretty good in this regard; I was just commenting on the fact that your previous comment didn't really connect with what the previous person was talking about. That said, I think the big issue here is not so much about data and exports, but rather that Google occupies a fairly central space in the internet. If you want to make money developing mobile applications then Android – and thus a Google account – is kind of required; there's been plenty of "I have a business selling Android apps and it was taken away from one day to the next with no explanation". The same applies to YouTube: you can make money posting videos on the internet with out it, but it's a lot harder.