While that is a good prescription for individuals, what the OP is getting at is that trust is a part of a brand, and if you could measure it, deleting data is penny wise and pound foolish for these companies.

Also, don't trust Seagate, Western Digital, Maxtor, or any other hard drive manufacturer..

(the serious point - if it's important, don't have a single point of failure. It doesn't matter if it's hardware or cloudware)