Web Updater obsolete, or isn't it?

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I wanted to make a video about how to update your VIRB using VIRB Edit.
VIRB Edit starts Web Updater to do the updating.
I discovered that on a part of a screen my mouse disappeared.
I asked a question about it.
https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?135549-Web-Updater-problem-(where-to-put-it-)&p=387896#post387896
SUSSAMB told me that Web Updater was obsolete and replaced by Garmin Express.

One question solved (more or less) raises, as often the case is, more questions.

WHY?
Why starts the latest version of VIRB Edit (2.6.2) an obsolete program to update the VIRB (Elite)?
Why does BaseCamp (4.3.5) also start Web Updater for updating the VIRB (and other hardware)?
And so raises the question: Is Web Updater obsolete, or isn't it?
And if it isn't obsolete after all, brings me back to the original question in the now closed post.