But they do. The question isn't whether every indie game makes money, but rather if the long tail of indie games is similar to the long tail of AAA titles. It

But they do. The question isn't whether every indie game makes money, but rather if the long tail of indie games is similar to the long tail of AAA titles. It might be. Even if it isn't, indie games have a lot going for them. The teams are generally far smaller, the games are more unencumbered creatively, and the community is generally very grateful. You could probably make a similar article called "MMO games don't make money" and make the same comparison against World of Warcraft vs the standard MMO.