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> They _don't_ deprecate the predecessor!

Sorry, I mistyped, yes, they move to maintenance mode and you can keep using it.

> And it's about 100MB per app + 100MB of dependencies.

As I understand it, this is because it links the entire GUI toolkit in there, so you get a consistent experience regardless of what version of Windows it runs on. 200MB is quite a lot, but its not extreme, and if it reduces the longterm maintenance cost, it could well be worth it.




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