Yes, that was my 2nd plan as well :)
Umm, I understand your comparison but it's not quite accurate. I'm pretty sure I can code a converter for pod xt to pod hd patches considering I have documentation about the data structure and all necessary specifications (sure, the tone would be a bit different but essentially it will save me the effort to manually copy the whole chain from one editor to the other).
Also, both Windows and Mac can run Java applications ;)