1: File a bug report. As I said: if you want faster boots, boot less. We should be fixing problems (like hibernate/restore flakiness) that cause people to reboot. Or long-term power draw that requires embedded devices to require poweroff. Or flash read/write duty cycle limitations that limit the ability of embedded devices to save state / the rate at which they can save/restore data. Etc.
2. You can bounce your X session. No need to reboot the full box (me? I prefer saved state).
3. My servers may be anywhere from several feet from me (stuffed into a closet with limited access and a crap POS keyboard and monitor) to tens to thousands of miles away. With varying values of ILOM / remote hands / virtual media support. "Reinstall" isn't generally a highly tenable operation. Being able to handle issues without having to dedicate one or more staff days to travel and unavailability for other tasks really sucks productivity down.
2. You can bounce your X session. No need to reboot the full box (me? I prefer saved state).
3. My servers may be anywhere from several feet from me (stuffed into a closet with limited access and a crap POS keyboard and monitor) to tens to thousands of miles away. With varying values of ILOM / remote hands / virtual media support. "Reinstall" isn't generally a highly tenable operation. Being able to handle issues without having to dedicate one or more staff days to travel and unavailability for other tasks really sucks productivity down.