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Because Windows don't have decent package management system.

Linux way of "add a repo, upgrade every package from either system or app-own repo" is strictly superior but windows just doesn't have it (and thanks to that there is multi-billion dollar cottage industry to fill those holes)



They're starting to get there with winget. It's not as comfortable as an actual linux package manager, but it seems to be on the right track.




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