When I am called to repair a "bad breaker", which is a wiring problem or overload and not the breaker 99% of the time, I'll usually find that there's been someone that's tried repeatedly to reset the breaker (often against a dead short). This many times does damage the breaker. Fuses won't allow this type of problem, and the trouble can be fixed without additional damage being done to the electrical system.
With regards to installations with >10K fault currents:
The high interrupting capacity of fuses makes them much more attractive ($$$$$) than the use of high interrupting capacity circuit breakers.
I like fuses better...S
