A lot of posters are recommending Java.
As a VB programmer you are most probably programming the GUI front end. Java is fairly a poor choice for GUI (slow). It's strength lies in server-side computing (EJB/j2ee/servlets).
Why do you want to go cross platform? I assume you are doing this for your work. It's probable that your employer is not rolling out Linux or unix desktops and will be sticking with Winblows for the foreseeable future (some industries are an exception).
Java is a poor GUI choice unless you truely need it to be cross-platform, which is usually not the case.
Yes they have every right to sue, but that doesn't mean they're not a bunch of boneheads.
The reason that Apple is only a niche player (and a declining one at that) is because it failed to open up and allow competition which kept costs high and innovation low. They're stupidity is that they fail to see this and continue down the same path towards oblivion.
MAC OS: The new OS/2.
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A lot of posters are recommending Java. As a VB programmer you are most probably programming the GUI front end. Java is fairly a poor choice for GUI (slow). It's strength lies in server-side computing (EJB/j2ee/servlets). Why do you want to go cross platform? I assume you are doing this for your work. It's probable that your employer is not rolling out Linux or unix desktops and will be sticking with Winblows for the foreseeable future (some industries are an exception). Java is a poor GUI choice unless you truely need it to be cross-platform, which is usually not the case.
Yes they have every right to sue, but that doesn't mean they're not a bunch of boneheads. The reason that Apple is only a niche player (and a declining one at that) is because it failed to open up and allow competition which kept costs high and innovation low. They're stupidity is that they fail to see this and continue down the same path towards oblivion. MAC OS: The new OS/2.