Why SSDT BI installation needs SQL Server installation? - business-intelligence

Why SSDT BI installation needs SQL Server installation as we are ultimately going to deploy BI packages on server where SQL Server would already be available?
I need it for SSRS.

SSDT BI does not require SQL Server installed. SSRS does. The tool allows you to develop your reports and when it comes to the Deploy point, you will need an SSRS instance which requires SQL Server. SSDT BI may install a local instance of SQL Server Express, but it is not used for SSRS but for SQL Tools.

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With the announcement of VS2013 i need to be able to have the following:
-Main Development IDE: Visual Studio 2013
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Probably this is the answer :(
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Also a post made yesterday specifically for SQL Server 2012/2014
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http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/en/us/system-requirements.aspx
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