As streamer we're all just renters, one shouldn't expect the security of ownership. Streaming music players, apps all at mercy of investors, investors have expectations, entity doesn't meet those expectations something has to give. I'd not expect prices going down anytime, doesn't matter the competition. Investors still have their expectation and since when don't we have price collusion, intentional or not, streaming costs will continue to inflate just as most everything else.
And I do have over 3k albums and 3.k cd's to play if renting doesn't pay off.