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Well, the effect of "inputs your credentials for you" is that your computer doesn't pause, even for a millisecond, to show you that login screen. The process takes place, but the visual evidence isn't there. We're left with the logo screen and then the Welcome screen, but we see no password/PIN screen at all.
I think those two screens are like many medical prescriptions: meant to keep the patient entertained until the body heals itself. The loading, booting process has to take place, and those screens just keep us entertained while the process runs its course. In a sense, they remind us that something we can't see is happening.
Dan