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- Jake Lipson
I would go further and say that the majority of folks who only stream probably don't realize that the "license" is never permanent. It seems like it is permanent until you actually log in and find that something is no longer available to watch. This absolutely can happen, but it usually doesn't. So most people probably don't see digital "ownership" as being any different from physical ownership except that they don't have to store discs. Those of us here who are really passionate about collecting movies know the difference between a digital license and owning a disc, but I really don't think most average consumers who just want to have access to their favorite movie are really thinking about it in the same terms that we are. And for them, digital access which is likely indefinite is good enough until it isn't.I suspect a majority of the folks who only stream don't care that the "license" is never permanent.