[OGinparadise]

That's a good point, but then there is the question of trust. 2 years ago, I would not have believed it. Now, I am not sure. Google has done many things I consider fishy and unethical so I am more likely to believe allegations against them.

But the reality is that people need to start diversifying or risk:

"A few minutes into my Google-less existence, I realized how dependent I had become. I couldn’t finish my work or my taxes, because my notes and expenses were stored in Google Drive, and I didn’t know what else I should work on because my Google calendar had disappeared. I couldn’t publicly gripe about what I was going through, because my Blogger no longer existed. My Picasa albums were gone. I’d lost my contacts and calling plan through Google Voice; otherwise I would have called friends to cry."

[pja]

Google wants people to trust the nuts of bolts of their lives to their servers, yet they cut off access to everything the moment they suspect that a user has transgressed. I can't be the only one that doesn't think this is reasonable.

At the very least, you should still have access to the Google data export for your account, even if the account has been cancelled for some reason.