No I agree. The packaging doesn't say that. Last year I installed from the CD but couldn't then download to my laptop so I asked for the download. This year I knew to download it the first time instead of using the CD. So then it was in my download account and I can download to my laptop no problem. The only problem with downloads is it is only for Windows or Mac.
If you don't want to buy a CD drive which is handy for other things too like burning backups maybe you know someone who has one you can borrow. OR Another user posted this. "If you have a computer with a CD drive or know someone, you can try copying the CD to a USB flash drive and use that to install the program. " But I don't know if you use Windows to copy it if you will get the Mac install file. Maybe.
