Subj : game consoles
To   : Nightfox
From : Accession
Date : Tue Dec 16 2025 19:26:08

Hey Nightfox!

On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:51:50 -0800, you wrote:

 > I still buy physical media..  I've never bought anything on a streaming
 > service, as I don't trust them.  They remove content fairly frequently,
 > and I've even heard of cases where someone purchased a movie on a
 > streaming service and the movie was removed later.

Most of the time when you "purchase" a movie from a streaming service, you're not actually purchasing the movie forever, you're renting it (just like you would from Blockbuster, back in the day). That's why it's usually only around $5 or so, and you're told before you make said purchase that you are able to "access" or "view" the movie for a certain timeframe.. 24-48 hours, maybe.

The fact that said movie may have been removed at a later time, had absolutely nothing to do with someone's movie rental.

Regards,
Nick

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