Quote - > Quote - However, all that hardware has to hew to common software APIs, which has been far more stable over time than you suspect...

I didn't even read the rest. I have to cry bullshit, because I am right in the middle of that bogus belief system right now.

I did type it wrong, but let me ask: 

The hardware is made by manufacturers, who either make it compatible to the OS(es), or they don't sell their product... true or false?

Quote - I've worked an extra 3 f'ing weeks on Poser 8, trying to make the UI mouse clicks and wheel events to work the same in PC and MAC. I'm programming in Adobe Flex/Flash, which means I'm not even dealing with the OS from different vendors - I'm dealing only with the Adobe standard UI interface API.

Err, - WTF? You're using ...that for building the UI? 

I will admit to not using the language specifically, but judging by their products these days Adobe is frickin' synonymous with bloat.

Using any product these days from Adobe is like watching a fat chick to do lead on Swan Lake, FFS... and they're making parts of Poser out of it!?

Quote - And if Smith Micro would just tell you Mac f'ers to go to hell, my life would be a lot simpler. I am busting my balls trying to making the God DAMN Macintosh work like it is supposed to. We're talking about simple things like Mouse Down, Mouse Up.

...my point stands (ab't Adobe being crap, that is. The other one sort of jumped the rails at this point because quite frankly I'm too busy trying to stifle a laugh to think straight right now. I promise I'm not laughing at you - I actually like and respect what you do. I am however laughing at whatever cosmic-crack-pipe-hit led to the decision to use Flex to build the frickin' UI...)

Quote - I've had a much easier time when I wrote my own GUI in assembly language directly to the hardware.

Considering what you're using, you still would...

Dude, I wish you luck.