WoodyZ, I do get the picture and it does sound pretty harsh especially when it is considered what the OP said in the first post:
Now I tried to install the Windows 8 (64 bits) trial version.
When I started testing DL managers, I DLed TCPView (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897437.aspx) and used it to watch the connections taking place. Using the Whois function, I found that MS uses Akamai for most of its DLs. For example, the MS Download Center uses Akamai for most of its DLs and may be unavoidable often. Enjoy, John.