The list of 37 countries:Starting in 2010, Autodesk will make software download the default method of delivering
software upgrades to Autodesk® Subscription customers in 37 participating countries (...[see below, HB]...).
Autodesk Subscription Software Coordinators
in countries where software download is the default upgrade delivery method will be
notified by email that their software upgrade is available to download. They will not
automatically receive a box.
Physical boxed shipments will continue to be the default Autodesk Subscription upgrade delivery method in some countries during 2010. However, these customers will also have the option to download their Autodesk® software upgrades.
Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, Republic of, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan
And: what to do, if you still want to receive a boxed version of your software:
Now, I guess, for those countries on the list, one can only hope, the next online ("Subscription Centre") release of Softimage will go slightly better than the last one...Software Coordinators in participating countries who prefer to receive a boxed shipment can change the delivery preference in their Subscription Center profile from “download” to “box.”
Oh, before I forget: I quoted from here
