[Topfi]

Thanks for the clarification. Opinions will differ, of course and I cannot say whether the time required is justified or calls for optimizations, but personally, I view that moving this to the first search query is less elegant than having it happen during the initial start, when users are more accustomed to waiting a bit longer. With the new setup, the initial query will be less seamless than future ones at a time when the user is actually trying to accomplish something, leading to a degraded experience as far as I am concerned. But, as per usual, distros will make differing choices in this regard, and we shall see what ends up being shipped as the default in most cases.

[bee_rider]

I’m surprised they wouldn’t go for “kick off it off early in the process but allow the desktop to load without it” instead.