Not really. He is complaining about a bad smell, and saying that they should just get rid of whatever is causing the smell.
Everyone here is suggesting he cut off his nose to avoid smelling it.
The most troubling thing is that so many people aren't bothered by the smell at all.
No. Refusing to remove the EHD, then complaining about how long it takes to reboot, doesn't bother Dish in the least. It does however inconvenience Mr. Kotches unnecessarily, and even more so than if he were to simply remove the EHD right before the brief reboot, then reconnect it. That would be cutting off his nose to spite his face.
It's not that I'm not bothered by this issue, believe me, I am, and have been for a long time now (this issue is also present in the 722 series, with the exception of being able to change the reboot time.) It's just that I'm being realistic here. If I don't unplug the EHD, then I'll just sit in front of a blank TV with slow burning rage every night that I'm up at 1am, for an entire hour. If I unplug the EHD right before the reboot (can even do it when the dialog pops up,) then I become irked but after 5 minutes I'm back watching TV.