I would like to know if buying Norton Security from Office Depot as a DOWNLOADABLE item means it is activated when purchased and downloaded? Or if it works like buying the Key Card version in a brick and mortar Office Depot Store.
I do not want to buy the Download version from Office Depot and have it preactivated as it is going to be a gift. I don't want it activated until the person I am giving it to installs and activates it. That would mean almost a month of subscription is gone before they could even get to use it.
So, does the subscription start once you purchase and download it or does it come with a separate key along with the download for activation later?