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The problem is you're then at the whim of the artist/label/Amazon and/or licensing issues....I use Amazon music that comes free with an Amazon Prime membership. You don't download the music, you just listen to whatever you want.
I use Spotify for the daily stuff, however I have digital copies of most of my catalogue, I've found either geo-blocking, label/estate/rights spats etc.
Take Pantera for example, they have 4 albums that are disowned by the group and are a PITA to get a hold of, Spotify doesn't have them, nor is it readily available through retailers (last I checked)...
Bloodywood no longer have their covers, which is what put them on the watch list for a LOT of their non-Indian fanbase, on Spotify either.
Then you have the various artists, soundtracks and the like, where it's jarring to have a track in the middle missing due to licence/rights etc.
Not knocking streaming, just pointing some of the limitations and artificial BS that comes with it....
We used to buy and own when 'purchase' meant 'purchase', not 'rent'.