Its not the nature of things on the PC side of this. Not today. 20 years ago maybe. Thats why so many people in this side want off Apple but cannot for the factual reasons I mentioned above. Which is my entire point.
Spend 5K on an Antelope DAC and then try to get a PC driver. So you call Vintage King and order a shiny new Mytek that will work. For 5K. Times 32.
Rinse and repeat with 12 other pieces of hardware.
I get you are frustrated. But explain why the last example where you were unable to get Windows drivers for the DAC hardware is an Apple problem?
Ask Antelope DAC's manufacturer WHY did they not make their software OS X compliant for THEIR customers! Why blame Apple. Apple showed how easy it was to do. . . and it is easy. Many other manufacturers and publishers did it. The reason was that THEY wanted to sell you a new piece of hardware!
This is NOT Apple's fault. Apple made every effort to get developers on board. I've been to developer's conferences and Apple falls all over itself to get the developers to do what ever is necessary. Often it was because MICROSOFT paid them to NOT upgrade. Microsoft was the originator of the concept of FUD marketing, paying people to spread negative comments on websites. Microsoft is paying developers right now to develop apps for Windows Phone and for the Windows Surface, apps that developers normally develop on their own dime and risk for other platforms.
Samsung is playing the same game right now. . . or do you seriously think that Samsung's marketing budget of over $14 billion (which is the largest marketing budget of any company in history, and is far MORE than their profits) is for TV and print advertising. In fact, it is my opinion, this whole thread is an example of that marketing budget.