[codva]

Count me among the apparent minority that still wants to own my music. I only own about 400 albums and way too many of those get ignored for months, if not a year+, at a time. Streaming just gives me even more choices that I don't really need.

[dasil003]

Streaming is the unfortunate intersection of industry desire for control and consumer friendliness.

Most people don't really care enough to curate their collection of music (and even if they do a playlist fits the bill), they just want to be able to listen to whatever they want whenever they want. Although the benefits of owning the music are real, they are sort of intangible in a digital world where a good chunk of people are one hard-drive crash away from losing all their data.

This makes me sad because owning music—especially whole albums w/ artwork—is something I cherish. But I'm pretty sure this makes me some combination of hipster and old man that is totally irrelevant to the future of the music marketplace.

[unknownian]

It may be a minority to prefer owning music, but it's not a small one. Most music enthusiasts I know prefer a personal collection, it adds sentimental value. Many also use a combination of Spotify and personal vinyl and desktop collections.

[brandonmenc]

It's not either/or. I want to own the music I really like, and stream the music I get the occasional itch for. Seems like a lot of people do this.

The minority is people who listen to music only if they own it.