Seems like many manufacturers are going this route.  I like it!  Much easier to keep things up to date.  if someone else already reported this, I apologize for the repetition!

There was a thread about the updates to the V collection where this was mentioned.  The update from eLicencer seemed to work well. I do like this sort of application and always liked the way NI's service centre would keep informed of available updates.
 
The Toontrack manual method is a nightmare to keep track of when you have a lot of expansions.
 
Of course those who never put their DAW on the net find these things difficult. Mine is connected but never used for surfing, just updates and activations etc.