Originally posted by Blaze.
It's a shortcut, it makes it alot easier to shutdown and restart your computer. If you just come into a post to hate, why do it? :S
It might be easier, but I'd rather have to make three clicks to shut down my computer than just click on an icon. I'd get pretty pissed if I accidentally restarted my computer. Plus, the quickest way to shut down your computer is to press and hold the power button.