content: i think your hate/blame is misguided.  mac is basically linux with a pretty gui linux can do bit-perfect low-latency audio dont blame linux for bad audio subsystem, blame 99% of the audio device manufacturers out there for having 0 documentation. without schematics, datasheets, or any documentation, people cant write drivers properly. and as a result have to reverse-engineer everything which doesnt always work well.  somewhere ~20years ago, everyone decided that macs and only macs are for music/video editing. there was no reason for this; they are under-powered and overpriced. you cant repair them yourself, or upgrade them. apple currently has the advantage because more audio/video companies write drivers for them, plain and simple.