I really, really think we need to move away from using the term "purchase" with these sorts of things.
You are not buying the title, you are buying access to the title so long as the title rights owner feels like you should have access to the title.
Amazon isn't alone, Valve/Steam has a similar issue, all music services, eBook platforms, audio books, etc. I think the war has already been lost on that front... you do not own anything and that's not going to change unfortunately.
For me, describing this as a "lease", perhaps with an explicit renewal date (that may or may not be free maybe) would make a lot more sense.
For Example:
Lease "Final Space" for 10 years (Renewal Date: 9/28/2032): $29.99
Or:
Lease "Final Space" until 12/31/2022 (Non-Renewable): *Reduced Rate* $7.43
This would give platforms a predictable end-date, and the possibility to charge a reduced amount as the title's contract expiration date nears... plus charge a reduced fee for "renewing" a lease (and giving them future revenues on the same titles).
We can "want" this outcome all we want, but as long as distributors have no legal requirement to not have an asterisk and language explaining it somewhere else, it will always say "buy"
If enough people want this outcome, then this can motivate our legislators to impose this legal requirement. Consumers in some countries have better conditions not because of the benevolence of distributors but because legislators treat consumer-friendly legislation as good PR for (re)elections.
for games, u can buy the games on GOG ( RED PROJEKT plataform) whenever they remove a game they warn you, so you can download your copy before the game gets delisted.
GOG has removed some games from the shop - an infamous case being the three Fallout "Classic" games upon release of new and inferior versions by Bethesda.
However at least in this instance the games are still in my library years after.
Of note Steam despite its reputation has done the same with LOTR War In The North and Hentai Loli vs Pedobear (don't ask, it was a gift by a deranged friend I swear ;))
>Lease "Final Space" until 12/31/2022 (Non-Renewable)
This is how the avails are written for licensing to platforms. It even allows for different windows based on territory. This is how you can see content bounce from platform to platform.
Amazon isn't alone, Valve/Steam has a similar issue, all music services, eBook platforms, audio books, etc. I think the war has already been lost on that front... you do not own anything and that's not going to change unfortunately.
For me, describing this as a "lease", perhaps with an explicit renewal date (that may or may not be free maybe) would make a lot more sense.
For Example:
Or: This would give platforms a predictable end-date, and the possibility to charge a reduced amount as the title's contract expiration date nears... plus charge a reduced fee for "renewing" a lease (and giving them future revenues on the same titles).