Originally Posted by DataMatrix
Also, shipping takes longer than downloading does, even on the slower equivalent of internet today which is usually 1-4MB minimum.
That's not always the case with steam - I have a solid 6mbps connection but it took a week to download one of my steam games once - steam was only uploading at 500kbps (50KB/s) despite my connection speed to other servers being full speed when tested. I didn't particularly like leaving my computer on all that time either.