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Downloading your games? Get ready for extra fees

I saw something extra sitting in my shopping cart: the “extended download service,” which cost an extra $6.99, had automatically been added to my cart. Digital River only lets a customer re-download purchased software for a certain amount of time before it’s gone. Exactly how long time frame is seems to vary, but the longest free period appears to be six months. If we want to retain the option for two years (not even indefinitely), we have to pay an extra fee.

I ran into this when buying MS Office through them and it seems like quite the scam.