http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/08/delivering-fast-boot-times-in-windows-8.aspx

as always – lets wait and see what it turns out like in RTM… as MS is run by marketing people and lawyers, that, well, never let reality get in the way of a good PR opportunity… but the fact that boot times have finally been seen as important is definately a good step….

The fact that they’re only looking at boot times because win8 will be componentised and partially aimed at tablets – is something we can thank the un-managable ipad for – but the result is that we get better boot times across all machines – greatly improving business productivity and OS usability in general.