I spent $300 for what appears to be a CD case, within the box is a card with a scratch-off area for a password to get online and sign in, NO CD! On the Amazon site if you look under "Product Details" it clearly states that this is a CD, I assure you that it's not (as of 3/30/06). If you're like me, you go to multiple ED's and carry a laptop, or you may want to read outdoors or on an airplane. Unless you're always able to connect to the internet this product is useless. In addition the back of the box is states "May Not Return if Opened". We'll see about that, given that this is false advertising. The old 5th edition works fine on CD rom, why did they have to go and screw it up?