On 15.11.2009, at 16:59, Michael Haupt wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:
>> The help menu is for users who look for help. Updating often solves problems. So it doesn't seem as unusual to me. Some others do agree:
>> 
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=help-menu+updates
>> 
>> E.g., Firefox's update check is in its help menu:
> 
> ach whatever. I don't think it makes sense. The Firefox developers
> (and others) have a different opinion. I always let Firefox find the
> updates by itself, so I've never actively looked for the update menu
> item. (I wouldn't have started in "Help".)
> 
> Mac OS X has the update menu item in the Apple menu. OmniFocus has it
> in the "OmniFocus" menu. There are probably more counter-examples, I'm
> just too lazy to fire up all those third-party applications right now.
> :-)
> 
> So I'll stick with the button opener in Utilities. If anyone wants to
> remove it from the Trunk, no problem.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Michael

Hey, I'm not saying we can't move it to the World menu :)

It just does not sound that unusual to me, that's all. But I wouldn't object.

- Bert -