>Delphi is a good tool. However, there are going-concern issues with inprise/borland.

Err, yes, and Microsoft has an undoubtly long term future? Even though they've already been senteced to break up? < s >

>C is not exactly the most efficient language for building business apps

Yeah... I've always wondered why you just wrote business apps though. You present yourself almost as if you should be doing more advanced apps and stuff in C++.

>For Fox developers, VB is the logical place to go as it is the most similar alternative.

I'd say Delphi... but I know what you mean, since most of us own VB already. (I've decided not to say anyhting about money and MS marketing here, its getting too old).

I noticed you didn't say anything about Java, do you have any expierence there?