Any time you rely on another company to handle your data, you are beholden to their whims, end of story. Don't like what they're doing? Too bad. Give up the convenience and host it yourself, or continue to be a slave to their corporate interests.
"DUDE it would be so rad if we supported Linux! Gotta get a bunch of things cleared first and get permission to take on the extra overhead for testing and... But LINUX SUPPORT!"
There are only giant pickups here due to our stupid laws and regulations. They can't make tiny pickups because the restrictions say there has to be so much thickness in certain parts of the body, and to be allowed to have poor gas efficiency there has to be so much space in the cab, etc.
Any time you rely on another company to handle your data, you are beholden to their whims, end of story. Don't like what they're doing? Too bad. Give up the convenience and host it yourself, or continue to be a slave to their corporate interests.