I don't see what this provides aside from redundant verbosity... How much a stumbling block is switch really? "Oh you mean it just keeps going until you break?

I don't see what this provides aside from redundant verbosity... How much a stumbling block is switch really? "Oh you mean it just keeps going until you break? Okay, duly noted." Fall through switch is quite useful, and if you really wanted an if-else, you'd use one, right?!