Instant Client vs ODAC packages - missing ODBC

Does anyone know why, or something about, releated to the facts that the 'Instant Client' 11.1.x packages support ODBC and the ODAC package - Xcopy version, which is based on Instant Client, does NOT include ODBC?
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/winsoft.html
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odpnet/index.html
(xcopy version of ODAC support odp.net, ole db, oramts, oo4o, I've checked the list of files in the actual zip file ODAC1110621Xcopy.zip)
... or perhaps I'm missing something!
Why is ODBC (most basic odac api?) missing and is there some way of "adding support"?
Of course, there is the "possibility" to first use the 11.1.0.6/7 IC package to install the base and then use ODAC xcopy to add the api libraries, but I'm not to keen on doing that (knowing that Oracle never support "mixing stuff", if not specifically stated and usually there is one package to install from in those cases).
It would help tremendously to be able to take the "light" route with a simple Instant Client based i.e. "xcopy" deployment - not only in terms of size and ease of install.
Edited by: orafad on Jan 23, 2009 4:00 PM

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