macros: bad for DPS?

[saeedaisspecial]

Don't hate on the messenger. Chasing the ideal is all about min/maxing, and this is a popular way of achieving that.

It seems ridiculous that the legitimate player is penalized for macro'ing within the client, when products like this are readily accessible.

Except that macroing, even with tools is inherently a bad thing. There are times like already brought up in the thread where you may not want to perform your full macro.
You might be pulled away from the mob to dodge an AoE, your macro keeps running and when you get back it does the third action on the list instead of the second, where you were when you ran off, breaking your combo. There could be points (and there are in certain fights) where you need to hold DPS, and you can't stop because welp, you're using a macro. In Turn 6 Bouquet starts casting? Macro running? You're dead. In Turn 7 you might have to turn for voices, your macro keeps running? GJ. You've just wiped the raid.
They are bad, not just because of the delays with in game macros, but all types are bad. You should never rely on them.

No top tier player will min/max using any sort of macros.