And even sadder that some people don't notice it in the store BEFORE they buy the thing, even when they spend the whole day playing it prior to buying it!
Thing is, I've noticed a few of these 'hiccups' on previous demos, but always assumed that it was due to incorrect timing when asking for a fill or variation change. That the loop itself is not timed perfectly is pretty lazy, if you ask me.
However... If all the loops exist on the Audya's HD as .wav files, I guess there's no reason why they can't be read by a computer DAW, and corrected and written back to the HD, is there? If something like this is reasonably easy to do, why not make it a user project and edit them, then share the results? Sometimes, it is better to fix the problem yourselves, than wait and wait (and wait!) for the designer to do it, if they ever do.
I know this isn't going to cure the marker resolution problem, but it might help alleviate the problem.
But, one more thing... Try LISTENING to the problem in the context of an entire mix (rather than soloing and isolating the audio glitch). You might find that the problem isn't QUITE as noticeable when surrounded by other stuff that DOESN'T glitch.