> Previous examples for example being software that requires Microsoft SQL server to be installed on client machines as the software needs certain dll files tha

> Previous examples for example being software that requires Microsoft SQL server to be installed on client machines as the software needs certain dll files that comes with Microsoft SQL server. I don't think this is true, Microsoft ship all the client-side components of SQL Server as a bunch of MSIs you can pick-and-choose between. Since at least SQL Server 2005 [1]. [1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=24793 https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=247...