In response to Yahoo!’s music service announcement, Thomas McMahon of Blog on a Stick gives his rationale as to why he prefers iTunes-style music stores to the subscription model.

There isnít a huge difference in the cost, however thatís based off buying 100 songs a month, every month. If you choose to buy only 3 songs a month then subscription services just donít make sense. I just canít see myself downloading that much music every month. Seems like a waste. However, I guess if you were to download hundreds of songs a month, then subscriptions might make since. Just remember to purchase your music or youíll loose it.