[knorker]

> You can export them individually to Word or print them to PDF

Actually it's really really easy to do in bulk: https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout?pli=1

Not invalidating the rest of what you said.

[013a]

I think the rest of what they said matters, though. Its not "preservable by default". If you need access to that data in any situation where your connectivity to Google or that account is severed, you're shit out of luck. The best case example is if you don't have internet. The bad case is really that "legal dispute" argument, where you're dealing with a bad actor who has power over you and your Google account. The worst case: Google themselves severs your access.

[knorker]

I'm trying to not phrase this in a dick way, but what did you think I meant by "Not invalidating the rest of what you said"?

[blacksmith_tb]

Very true, but also similar to not having a good system of backups, which is hardly uncommon for many users (present company excluded I'm sure).

[dredmorbius]

Google's data take-out has proven fairly robust.