> More generally, moving means leaving friends, forcing kids to change schools, and if moving far, learning new laws and customs.

Moving the goalpost are we? Sure, if you keep moving it far enough, long enough, then yeah, you'll find a set of conditions where this is no longer true (such as having a family, friends, changing schools, etc).

> Extracting files from Google Drive and iCloud is a pain, but is it _that_ bad?

I take it you haven't done it. Put your money where your mouth is and just switch. It's that easy, right?