Yes. There are extra things the boot sequence does in the developer that it doesn't need in the comsumer version. there are also different settings in the car or home boot sequence.
I don't quite know the details so I'll let Rob/Hugo/Tony/Frank et al explain the finer points.

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I don't think, therefore I am not.
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