Nice try NUKE. When anothre operating system garners the market share Windows has, I am sure you will see a lot more application support for it.
So to answer the question properly. The user is the reason Aces High has to run on Windows. They spoke with their computer and operating system purchases.
The user is also why MS has a stranglehold on the market.
Them's the reality.
SP2 only FUBAR's system which were/are badly in need of a reformat and reinstallation. Or things that were poorly written to begin with.
And yes GTo, MS has dropped support for 98 and ME.