Comment 27 for bug 189406

I totally agree.
If update manager does not display version numbers, why it displays package names at all?
The core idea: What is the purpose of update manager?
Well, I thing the purpose is:
1) to ask user if he want to install updates
2) provide him enough information for his decision
If these point are not met, then update manager is *completely* useless.
Then it can only displays message "Some updates available" with only one button "Yes, do update".

As Chris already noted:
Without version numbers I cannot decide if I want to update "pidgin" to "pidgin". I do not have enough information.
Then purpose of interactive update manager is gone.