https://www.iafrikan.com/2020/06/30/do-we-really-own-our-digital-possessions/
During 2019, Microsoft announced that it will close the books category of its digital store. While other software and apps will still be available via the virtual shop front, and on purchasers' consoles and devices, the closure of the eBook store takes with it customers' eBook libraries. Any digital books bought through the service – even those bought many years ago – will no longer be readable after July 2019. While the company has promised to provide a full refund for all eBook purchases, this decision raises important questions of ownership.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @03:55PM
Same here, a small number have acquired a few bad spots, but the only outright bad disc I have is a warped DVD from over 20 years ago. Most of the time, as long as you promptly place them back into an appropriate storage case, they'll last for decades. I think the oldest ones were supposed to last the better part of a century. Which is probably true as long as moisture doesn't manage to get under the label and it isn't physically damaged in other ways.