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Can you give an example of where you would want to ask the internet for opaque zip files to execute instead of using official downloads?

E.g. why would you prefer "zoom.zip" over "install zoom" query?



Official downloads are generally opaque files. These aren't different things.

> why would you prefer "zoom.zip" over "install zoom" query?

Why shouldn't I? This isn't a question about figuring out the optimal search terms. But anyway. The mainline installer probably... installs it. In this scenario, I want a portable deployment, maybe because I lack permissions on this machine.




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