It's called “Windows”

flohofwoe · 2024-06-25T07:09:02.000000Z

macOS and Linux too though? As far as I'm aware, most Linux distros need the build-esssentials (or equivalent) package installed, and on macOS the Apple Clang toolchain also isn't pre-installed. Both is quite similar to installing the "MSVC Build Tools" (MSVC command line toolchain without the Visual Studio IDE).

pjmlp · 2024-06-25T07:29:53.000000Z

And all commercial UNIXes, mainframes, micros, embedded OSes, game consoles.

Turns out not every deployment scenario needs a compiler, and it is still an opportunity to make money outside the FOSS world.