Developers target a runtime with very specific APIs. If the runtime changes developers wouldn't even bother to write the apps. If Electron apps would specify r

Developers target a runtime with very specific APIs. If the runtime changes developers wouldn't even bother to write the apps. If Electron apps would specify requirements instead of bundling the whole runtime, you will have to wait for the runtime to be downloaded the first time the app runs. You will still end up with multiple versions of the same runtime running on your system.