Just curious

Why does Abelton Live 8 require Microsoft Visual C++ to be installed before working?

Most of my other software works fine without it.

I suppose you mean it requires the Visual C++ Runtime library. Just consider it a shared system component like DirectX, Java or .NET or a specific driver. You need to have it installed to run programs depending on it. Using a shared library has the advantage that the library can be updated independently of the programs that use it.

It's a conspiracy theory.

Really it is scandalous for program which was written in C++ to use free C++ library from Microsoft which is only several mb light..



Btw most of software which you think is working without it, actually install it in background without even noticing you.

edit: ok i am a bit iron but it was also meant to be a joke..,

So it can crash your 3rd party VST's....
(or that's what I hear.....)
(that was a joke)

It's to allow pro creative software to run on computers that are not silver.

Not if you actually use Live 8 it's not