Google Updater is like malware: I have to go out of my way to not install it when I install any Google software on a new Windows computer, and it's a major pain to remove if I don't. I can understand that Google want to ensure that people have the latest version of the software, but I hate having a dozen different programs all trying to run 'updaters' every time I boot up the PC. My Linux netbook takes about 45 seconds to boot to a usable desktop, whereas my Windows laptop takes more like three minutes with all this junk that's added to autorun.