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Because some people like having access to music that they've paid for on a permanent basis? Because some people don't like dealing with whatever the current drama is between Spotify and the artist they want to listen to? Because some people like being able to specify the encoding format and bitrate of their music?

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While your points are true there is no need to use polycarbonate disks for this.

I'm still not sure where I stuffed my ThinkPad X301, the only machine in the house with a (working (the last time I tried (3 years ago))) DVD.

External USB optical disc players are widely available and convenient enough for ripping purposes. And people who listen to a lot of music might have a traditional CD player hooked up to a living room receiver - I know someone who even still has one with a CD changer feature.

Blu-Ray movie players will play audio CDs (at least the ones I tried did). Mine has digital audio output to send it to the DAC in my amplifier.

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