For me it’s not even about price. I only (theoretically!) pirate if I cannot buy the album anywhere. I don’t pay to stream, but I definitely pay to buy so I can listen on my chosen device.

Big production companies don’t want to make their music or movies available for easy use. You have to jump through hoops and stream on some annoying platform rather than pay to download and play wherever you want. Soooo… they don’t get my money. They don’t want my money.