From: use.replyto@this.is.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 05:58:41 -0700, John C. wrote:   
      
   [.Net 8]   
   >> Would there be any advantage or reason to install versions 5 through 7   
   >> of dotnet?   
      
   All current .Net Core runtime versions are backwards compatible. So you   
   don't need to install older versions to get older .Net programs running.   
   Please note, that .Net Core is a different beast than .Net Framework.   
      
   >> P.S. I thought that Microsoft would have automatically   
   >> installed all those versions at some point.   
      
   Pre-installed on Windows is .Net Framework.   
      
   > https://aka.ms/dotnet/8.0/windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x64.exe   
   >   
   > "aka.ms"? That doesn't look like an official MS address to me.   
      
   It is, though: That's the official Microsoft link shortener service.   
      
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