True with probably different available resources.
So I defined 3 new periods almost equivalent in number of years to compare : 1997-2004 (before release of ASLSK) / 2005-2012 / 2013-2019.
From left (newer period) to right (older period) : 2013-2019 / 2005-2012 / 1997-2004 and only counting full ASL products (and no Operations or Spec Ops mag)
- 4/2/2 core modules
- 6/6/2 Action packs.
- 2/2/4 Historical modules
- 2/5/5 ASL journals
- 9/6/1 Other ASL packs including WO
- 23/21/13 Total ASL products
Using this new configuration, we can see that the total number of full ASL products released has increased since ASLSK products are out, mostly Action packs and WO packs. The publication of core modules has increased in the last period since 2013. However there are less ASL journals available and slightly less HASL.
I cannot tell from these numbers if this is somehow related to ASLSK or not. On the opposite, the numbers do not show a form of competition unless MMP publication resources have also increased during these periods (maybe Klas you know about that). In that case, we could have expected more full ASL releases. Cash is also a publication resource and I think that the ASLSK products contribute to it and help get more full ASL products.
So all of the long talk above reflects my own opinion based on assumptions and available data I could get. I do not want here to question the choices of MMP, that's for them. I am satisfied with the current situation with both full ASL and ASLSK products available.