> So it takes the same space, without being equally useful?
Can you elaborate "equally useful"? The only problem I could see is that you can't play them anywhere but in the app. So what? If you were to copy them around (and most likely share with other people for free) you are violating their ToS (and other legal aspects) anyway.
> No way I'm ever giving up my local lossless audio collection.
Good news: You don't have to. Streaming services are called "streaming" services for a reason. You are apparently not the target audience and that's completely fine.
Can you elaborate "equally useful"? The only problem I could see is that you can't play them anywhere but in the app. So what? If you were to copy them around (and most likely share with other people for free) you are violating their ToS (and other legal aspects) anyway.
> No way I'm ever giving up my local lossless audio collection.
Good news: You don't have to. Streaming services are called "streaming" services for a reason. You are apparently not the target audience and that's completely fine.