Having OS X in our stack allows us to tackle a lot of use cases that come out of the prototypical design process. Format support, color profiles, color space conversion, typography, etc. are all mastered in OS X, but lacking in other operating systems. Apple has had the best imaging scientists in the world working for the last 30 years on getting these features right. We want to be able to leverage that expertise, whenever it makes sense, to produce the highest quality image. In this case, the consequence of that decision means racking Macs.