On iCloud Photo Library migration (#keyword)

The interface shows an option to transfer 39,728 photos and 1,510 videos totaling approximately 180 GB from iCloud Photos to another participating service, with instructions and a dropdown menu to select the transfer destination.

In a surprising move, Apple starting today allows people to export their iCloud Photo Library to Google Photos. Why not provide a download to a local computer, outside the Photos app. I can see many use cases for doing so: backup purposes or simply to dump photos in a structure of directories for archiving purposes.