That would be all quite possible in reality if TK's games were "good to go" out of the box. But the sad truth is that these games are only "good to go" in TK's personal reality. I think he has had a lot of new sales but those folks are coming away from the purchase feeling disappointed.
If I had not found Combat Ace my copy of wings over Vietnam would have went in the garbage. As the stock game looked very bad by 2005 standards felt somewhat ripped off...and I would have never bought all of his other titles. ...as I did when I found out you could make the games look pretty damn good if you modded the install.
In my assessment TK Takes the path of least resistance. Some people take great personal pride in pushing them selves to create something that was greater than anything they ever thought they were capable of, they do what they do because it is in their heart and they love it . Others are afraid to step out of their comfort zone, still others are bull headed and cannot see what is right before them or care what their customer base wants.
If there was a huge wave of new loyal customers over at third wire you would see all of the new faces on the forums. You know who i see over there? All of you folks and a few people from capuns site or Sim HQ... thats about it exept for that freaking troll that keeps resurfacing with a new screen name every week.