1. I don't have to pay a monthly fee 1a. I don't have to listen to annoying and offensive ads 2. I don't have to worry about something disappearing 3. I can

1. I don't have to pay a monthly fee 1a. I don't have to listen to annoying and offensive ads 2. I don't have to worry about something disappearing 3. I can listen to the version I want (remaster vs. original) 4. I can listen to music in the codec of my choice: <320kbps MP3 sounds bad, and some people prefer FLAC, for instance 5. I don't need an expensive cellular plan to handle all that bandwidth 6. I can listen to my music on airplanes It's amazing this stuff is so hard to understand for people these days.