As I said in another comment I'm also a free Google Apps user and have made no attempt or thought about escaping Google's "silo". Please read my reply in the c

As I said in another comment I'm also a free Google Apps user and have made no attempt or thought about escaping Google's "silo". Please read my reply in the context it was given. Using Google's services when they are the best makes sense. Using Ad-sponsored services, especially in cases where something valuable like access to your data is involved, when better alternatives exist for the price of coffee, well that does not make sense.