Pvt.Ryan has hit the nail on the head. The demo is there to attract potential consumers. Giving away CMBO when CM2 comes out is an idiotic notion not only because CM2 is not an improved version of CMBO but is a completely different view of the conflict via the Russian front. Also BTS is still making a profit from it. As for BST selling thier titles online (brought on by nessessity)is a brilliant business move because they can limit their overhead by having copies of their game(s) manufactured to meet demand. This way they get a larger chunk of profit per disk and they're not suck with 24,000 or more copies of CMBO siting around they would have to "unload" if sales ever drop off...like that will happen.