Omo writes at length on the perennieal issue of Internet vs. anime (I just cannot make myself to call it "digital distribution", because obviously DVDs are quite digital without Internet). It's quite good despite the length, RTWT. Just one note:

[...] to pull down some pant-less, flash-based video every Thursday night.

The whole idea behind Strike Witches release at BOST is to provide a DRM-free download-to-own anime. It's not merely something flash-based (although, IIRC, their earier release, Keitai Shoujo was flash-based).