When they work, sure. And when they don’t the user is wondering why his laptop is playing sounds when she’s logged out. Systemd’s solution is the right one from

When they work, sure. And when they don’t the user is wondering why his laptop is playing sounds when she’s logged out. Systemd’s solution is the right one from technical POV. No need to hope applications cooperate when you can just ask the kernel to make sure they do.