Well, Apple clearly does care, or Terminal.app wouldn't have such a low input latency (it's legitimately hard to engineer!).
I've dabbled in music, and I can fully agree with the audio latency comment. Human hearing is exquisitely tuned for latency (probably since it's integral to direction-finding), so even the slightest delay is noticeable. Hitting a note in an orchestra even a few ms late makes you stick out like a sore thumb.
I've dabbled in music, and I can fully agree with the audio latency comment. Human hearing is exquisitely tuned for latency (probably since it's integral to direction-finding), so even the slightest delay is noticeable. Hitting a note in an orchestra even a few ms late makes you stick out like a sore thumb.