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I can't but think about some music related applications that would benefit from a bare metal environment that boots very quickly and doesn't contain unnecessary bloat, for example a synthesizer (just like MiniDexed for the Raspberry Pi, but not limited to FM), and a effect processor that interfaces with an external pedal board, for guitars, bass etc. Both would require also support for audio cards, although most recent mainboards certainly have decent converters.