> This is uncompetitive with Windows on its face. If I ship an app for Windows I don’t have to include the entire Win32 or .NET runtimes with my app. I just use what’s already on the user’s system.
This is legacy now. The latest .Net stuff (whatever they're calling it this week) bundles its dependencies, so it's no better than flatpak in that regard.
What about the gargantuan WinSXS folder?