I do because I prefer owning to renting.

blooalien · on Jan 14, 2022

Except that when you buy something with DRM included, you aren't "owning" anything but the physical disc it comes on. You're still "renting" the content.

aidenn0 · on Jan 14, 2022

See my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29937249

Note that in the US at least, owning a physical item can be legally important due to things like the first sale doctrine.