[acheron]

That's so bizarre to me. I'm pretty much with Penny Arcade on this: "it's basically infinity dollars." [1] I mean, the idea of "owning" a digital file is a bit nebulous, but streaming offers nothing to me.

Though I'm completely the opposite when it comes to movies, where I'm perfectly happy with streaming. So who knows.

[1] http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/05/15

[wvenable]

It might be infinity dollars but it's also infinity music. As new music gets released you can listen to that too as well as a back catalog larger than you could conceivably own. The concept of renting something is neither new nor strange. Penny Arcade's example is the same for housing, gym memberships, etc.

[TheCondor]

How many movies do you rewatch? A really infectious song, you'll listen to it tens or even hundreds of times. It's a different kind of investment

[Retra]

Music is already 'nothing.' Just sounds in the air. But then, life is also pointless if you want to go down that road.