Yes, I know, when I first switched I marveled at how I could unplug a camera or plug it in while the computer was booted and not have the system crash or freeze up, of course that was on Windows 98 and I have very little experience since. Unfortunately that bit of convenience is all in the programming and that is why it is always slower for the Mac version to come out, the USB implementation is pretty strict to get that seamlessness and if there is a bug it just won't work at all.