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[Alan Pope <alan@xxxxxxxxx>]

2009/7/4 Steve Dodier <sidnioulz@xxxxxxxxx>:
>  * What about laptops ? Sometimes you shutdown your laptop because you're about to move. Do you want, in this case, to have to wait for the upgrade to perform ?
>

I know a few people who initiate the shutdown process, and as they are
in a hurry will leave the shutdown happening as they stuff the laptop
in their bag. If the system carried on working in the bag - performing
updates - which are often fairly intensive CPU/IO wise, there's the
real possibility the laptop will overheat and become permanently
damaged.

If it was an option "Shutdown" / "Suspend" / "Shutdown with updates"
then one can clearly make the choice whether to install or not on that
occasion. I think the Windows way of doing it is worth looking at, but
with the default to be "Shutdown" and not "Shutdown with updates".

Cheers,
Al.