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Thank you all for your answers. I decided to stick with delphi. I cant just force myself to learn something I dont like. I think delphi will be more fun than anything else. So until there is a very good reason to learn something else I will use delphi.

Well business may seem like a serious word. I am a composer and I want to make some training apps about music,mixing etc. These apps wont have anything special other than being an easy reference guide on the phone or pc. I am kind of used to draw my app and then write the code. I am not sure how other languages do guis. I am looking for the easiest way to compile simple applications to all major platforms, thats why I am here. Delphi is more fair at this point with the 5k limit per year for the community edition. 

Hi to all. I am trying to decide which tool to pick to make mobile apps. I have a vb.net background but I am a hobbyist and not a professional programmer. My end goal is to make a small business by making apps or do freelancing as a side job. Just an extra income with the goal to have fun with programming.  My job doesn't allow me to fully commit to learn a language like java for example. I believe that delphi is much more approachable and easier to learn. Also seems similar to what I was used to. But I don't have a clue if its good for mobile programming. I only know that its really good for windows. I am between Delphi and Livecode, but I hate livecodes programming language.

Also everyone is telling me that I will waste my time with Delphi cause there are no jobs and I will end up learning a dead language etc. So this really stops me cause I don't know what is the situation with Delphi right now. 

Would like to know your opinion or any advice that you may have as experienced programmers. Thanks in advance.