[delta_p_delta_x]

> It should be installable, just via a package management system

I disagree. .NET is fundamental to the Windows platform. It's like having a Python runtime installed by default in some Linux distros, which makes sense for that distribution's use-case.

[contextfree]

Windows doesn't have any modern version of .NET installed by default though, only old .NET Framework versions

[vitorgrs]

old UWP .NET it's also installed by default... It Appx package system, and it was/is delivered on the store