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I investigated Windows 11's massive 5GB monthly .msu updates, and AI is only part of the problem
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No you don't.
At least not always.
Example: Visual Studio 2xxx Redistributables
Besides that, the duplication of some parts is higher.
But it can also mitigate dependency hell.