Java technology versus VB

Hi,
I am deciding whether i should develop my next application using Java or VB. It will be like another version of MusicMatch but without all the fancy features. This application's primary task will be to send out a file, through a USB (or midi) port onto a device.
I am famaliar with both languages but obviously an amatuer. Does anyone have any suggestions or preference they can share with me?
Much Thanks,
Jimmy

"Being able to clicking on an icon to start the program, without needing to install a Java virtual machine first."
Well, if the program is written in .NET then they would need the .NET framework to run the application. But i see your point, is there anything besides the fact that it is a Microsoft OS for a program written in VB to RUN?
Ultimately, this application will cross over to the MAC platform. But if i told you that that wasn't my concern...It would be great to kill two birds with a single stone.
So if i told you that i only had to get this application done and done well in a Microsoft OS and let somebody else worry about the MAC said, would it be unanmious to say that VB WOULD WIN?
thanks

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