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@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ Prerequisites:
 - [Git][getting-started:git]
 - [Visual Studio][getting-started:visual-studio] 2015 Update 3 or greater with the English language pack
 
-First, download and bootstrap vcpkg itself; it can be installed anywhere,
-but generally we recommend using vcpkg as a submodule for CMake projects,
-and installing it globally for Visual Studio projects.
-We recommend somewhere like `C:\src\vcpkg` or `C:\dev\vcpkg`,
-since otherwise you may run into path issues for some port build systems.
+First, download and bootstrap vcpkg itself; it can be installed anywhere, but generally we recommend using vcpkg as a
+submodule so the consuming repo can stay self-contained. Alternatively, vcpkg can be installed globally; we recommend
+somewhere like `C:\src\vcpkg` or `C:\dev\vcpkg`, since otherwise you may run into path issues for some port build
+systems.
 
 ```cmd
 > git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ Prerequisites for macOS:
 - [Apple Developer Tools][getting-started:macos-dev-tools]
 
 First, download and bootstrap vcpkg itself; it can be installed anywhere,
-but generally we recommend using vcpkg as a submodule for CMake projects.
+but generally we recommend using vcpkg as a submodule.
 
 ```sh
 $ git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ Finally, in `CMake options`, add the following line:
 
 You must add this line to each profile.
 
-### Vcpkg as a Submodule
+### Vcpkg as a Submodule with CMake
 
 When using vcpkg as a submodule of your project,
 you can add the following to your CMakeLists.txt before the first `project()` call,