yet another happy customer! business is just rolling! on the floor laughing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />
yes, one of the strongest point in online distribution is elimination of middle-men, thus less taxing on customer in terms of cost & time spent in waiting. since it's digital in format, WYSIWYG! no cut corners, no possibility of damaged goods on delivery, no waiting.
however, it may not be WYSIWYG if the full version of the game has problems in installation process, runtime, etc. in addition, if your HD is wiped out by virii or physical damage, can the game online distributor arrange something so that u can re-download the game without paying extra? will they make u jump the hoops?