For you it isn't cheaper. For someone who listens to a lot of different kinds of music, and finds 12 albums (or even ~120 songs) a year that they like, it's abo

For you it isn't cheaper. For someone who listens to a lot of different kinds of music, and finds 12 albums (or even ~120 songs) a year that they like, it's about even either way. It can also be rather convenient: you don't have to load up all your music on a device, and if you ever feel like listening to something new, it's really easy to find. But if you're only updating your music library three or four times a year, it's not a big deal. You also probably didn't need to boot up a virtual machine every time you wanted to sync your phone... But that's a different problem. Streaming services also typically have a radio feature, where you can specify a song and say "play more things like this". Which I've found is both nice on the "just give me something to listen to" level and useful for finding new music.