Do itineraries with a stopover in Dubai of longer than 24 hours cost as much (or more) as ex-DXB itineraries?

If not, how is this policy (short checking only allowed for 24+ hour stopovers) preventing repositioning at all?

It's also quite confusing - for itineraries that qualify for Dubai Connect (the free hotel in Dubai thing) the connection time that qualifies is 8-24 hours in Y, and 6-24 hours in J/F. Can pax using Dubai Connect not take their bags to the hotel?