M-Audio has been been owned by Avid, makers of ProTools, Logic's direct competitor. However, it was recently sold to inMusic, the parent company of Akai, Alesis and Numark.
Some people hate m-audio gear some like it.
I have two M-Audio products that have worked flawlessly for me, an older 24/96 Audiophile PCI sound card, been used in a G4 and currently resides in a PC used for beta-testing.
And a keyboard controller I purchased over a year ago after my main Yamaha keyboard failed, it was to get by until I found an 88 key controller (which I did). However, I kept the M-Audio stacked above the main controller because it's easy to play and has worked perfectly from day one. It's an Oxygen 61 (blue model) real lightweight action, a bank each of dedicated sliders and knobs... also a transport pad. There is also a more expensive Axiom version. It's not the best but has held up surprisingly well.
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Oxygen61.html $175-230
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Axiom61New.html $349 - 450