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by phailhaus 2223 days ago
> Or you just run the installer in a sandbox/container, as has been possible for at least a decade in all major OSs

The level of technical know-how necessary to accomplish that is astronomical compared to "here's a link," especially since it's cross-platform out of the box. That's why it's a no-brainer: any sane person is going to prefer that over installing untrusted software. Basically zero users know about the sandboxing solutions available for their system, much less willing put in the effort to Do It Right.