Downloadable retail needed?

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Archonsod said:
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Personally I prefer a CD (I even bought Gal Civ 2 on CD rather than online). Simple reason - if the company selling the game goes out of business, then I can still play the game without needing to worry about online activation or similar crap. I've seen far too many companies go under to put my faith in a developer, even EA....

You're citing "unfair", abusively restrictive d/l systems that don't allow you to make a CD yourself or limit your freedom to use the game in a way or another.
But if you buy and d/l from Matrix, Stardock or Ageod , you'll get a "normal", unrestricted install file that you can backup and don't have to worry for online activation or special upgrade system.
So it's not really an argument against game d/l...