"Where, where on earth did I go wrong?" Try Firemonkey from Delphi. It will allow you to write cross-platform applications, though for iOS/Mac you'd still need

"Where, where on earth did I go wrong?" Try Firemonkey from Delphi. It will allow you to write cross-platform applications, though for iOS/Mac you'd still need XCode, but at least you'll compile in seconds a small/medium application.