> What I'm reacting to is this idea that things are the way they are and they can't change.
No, you're demanding change. Demand has a meaning to it. You are demanding they do something. You aren't asking. You aren't negotiating. Your are demanding!
> I believe it is entirely reasonable to demand that they make those data accessible to other services I'd like to use.
Here is some good advice: Condescension doesn't make your point any more valid that it would be otherwise. You'll actually find people take you more seriously without it. =)
> That the companies have the sole power to set the terms for what they do with data provided to them by their users. And of course they don't.
You are wrong. First, your framing this wrong. It's their data. You've shared that data with them, they've collected it, stored it, processed it, and done what they will with it. Outside of a breach of the terms you agreed to, I don't see any reason they are beholden to you or anyone else.
> It's simple business to request the terms of an exchange be changed.
But that's not how you are framing it. You aren't requesting anything. You are demanding. And, more to the point, you are demanding you have control over all aspects of that data, even, apparently, data you generated using their product.
So again, the problem is you see this as data that is yours. It's not. You've paid them already, with that data. It's like giving someone money and demanding they do what you say with it.
No, you're demanding change. Demand has a meaning to it. You are demanding they do something. You aren't asking. You aren't negotiating. Your are demanding!
> I believe it is entirely reasonable to demand that they make those data accessible to other services I'd like to use.
Here is some good advice: Condescension doesn't make your point any more valid that it would be otherwise. You'll actually find people take you more seriously without it. =)
> That the companies have the sole power to set the terms for what they do with data provided to them by their users. And of course they don't.
You are wrong. First, your framing this wrong. It's their data. You've shared that data with them, they've collected it, stored it, processed it, and done what they will with it. Outside of a breach of the terms you agreed to, I don't see any reason they are beholden to you or anyone else.
> It's simple business to request the terms of an exchange be changed.
But that's not how you are framing it. You aren't requesting anything. You are demanding. And, more to the point, you are demanding you have control over all aspects of that data, even, apparently, data you generated using their product.
So again, the problem is you see this as data that is yours. It's not. You've paid them already, with that data. It's like giving someone money and demanding they do what you say with it.