Microsoft Office 2010: direct download vs. retail DVD

[Kain]

I recently discovered that you can download Office 2010 directly from Microsoft. My question is are there any disadvantages of this over buying the retail DVD?

[@md_Guy]

I recently discovered that you can download Office 2010 directly from Microsoft. My question is are there any disadvantages of this over buying the retail DVD?

Some people prefer having a physical copy in case of not having interenet access to DL for reinstall or a format/hard drive crash causes loss of current Office setup.exe. I myself bought Office Ultimate as a student then created my own CD which installed it self with the product key given to me by MS and my name etc..

[Kain]

Thanks.

If I recall correctly, you can install Office 2010 on upto three computers with the retail DVD. Will this be also true for the direct download version?

[LastManStanding]

Thanks.

If I recall correctly, you can install Office 2010 on upto three computers with the retail DVD. Will this be also true for the direct download version?

correct.