[brnt]

> moving email is a huge ordeal

Well, is it? Having your own domain makes it a little easier, doesn't it? Find an alternate service, update a handful of DNS entries, presto. Optionally use one of the various IMAP backup tools to move your mail. It's actually quite easy, IMHO.

[snielson]

I can confirm that moving email is the easiest of all the migration tasks. I connected my Google account and a destination email account to Outlook and moved all my email in less than 5 minutes.