Good question. I LOVE my bread machines. Yes, plural. I have two. Both are Welbilt and I have had them for close to 10 years. I've only used the machines a few times to make bread IN them.
Let me clarify that last statement by saying I make ALL the bread products we eat in our house. This means that the machines get used regularly and often both are on at the same time. Now to explain why I don't usually make bread IN them.
I use my machines to knead my doughs and to put them through the first rise, so the DOUGH cycle is the one I use most often.
Once the dough and been kneaded and risen the first time, I remove it and shape it into whatever kind of bread product it's intended for.
After speaking to one of the staff bakers at King Arthur Flour, I was told that the machine did a far better job of kneading than I could with my two kneaders (hands). I found that to be very, very true. Plus, making breads this way is very convenient because the machine does a lot of the work for me. I can be doing something else while the kneading and rising are goin' on. All I have to do is to quickly shape and put to rise for the last time and, then, bake. Easy peasy.
ETA: One of the things I appreciate about using my bread machines as I do is that instead of getting one loaf of bread from a cycle, I get two. I prefer to be efficient and that definitely is. So If I use both my machines at the same time, I can get 4 loaves of bread. That's especially beneficial if I am baking bread to give as gifts during the holidays.