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You are not paying for the content in this model - only the ability to access the content through the provider. It's the same as all free and/or pay-for-web-services. You have no control but that is the sacrifice you make for having the ability to access it from the internet, and not your device.

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> You are not paying for the content in this model - only the ability to access the content through the provider.

Which I think is not something that should even exist IMHO. Since paying for content itself is easier, can work with the same convenience of streaming, while not preventing the backup. Everyone wins, since piracy will exist even when some service attempts to prevent copying.

Speak for yourself. I'd much rather pay $7.99 a month for a subscription that provides me streaming access to everything rather than $20-$30 buying new music every month.

Sure, I don't buy music just because it's new. I buy only what I need, and I surely don't need "everything".

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