Microsoft, Are You Serious!?

Okay, so Microsoft really has designed a nice home theater interface with Vista Media Center. I run it on my HTPC, and was happily watching a recorded episode of NCIS a few minutes ago. (Incidentally, the newer episodes are much better than the old ones.)

Near the end of the episode, a dialog box pops up, informing me that updates are ready to install, and would I like to reboot? I politely tell it that I will manually reboot later.

A few minutes later, with no further warning and no option to cancel it, the computer reboots.

RIGHT AT THE CLIMAX OF THE EPISODE

Microsoft, you have been angling for space in my living room for the better part of this decade. If you want to keep it, you will not reboot my computer against my will while I’m watching TV ever again. Do we have an understanding?

Seriously.