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		sp332 on Sept 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does the Mullvad installer need 500mb and acce... The Windows installer is 1/3 the size of the Mac one. It's just kinda surprising.

faern on Sept 26, 2023 [–]

The macOS installer is a universal installer. Meaning it contains the entire app twice. Once for Intel and one for Apple Silicon. With a macOS installer for only one architecture its size would be cut in half. Windows don't have this problem.

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