Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
It's up to you to continue using these vinyl discs from the previous centuryThat is why I am glad my FSX is on disks and not at the mercy of an internet service connection somewhere. So far I haven't had any problem with Flight 1 for reloads but it could come. Once I download a program from an online dealer, it goes on my flash drive and that includes free ones which a lot of ole ones are no longer there or not supported any more. God bless the inventor of the 32GB flash drive. It saved my bacon when the computer crashed in a big storm and I had all the downloads and documents all backed up and able to reinstall on the new one.