Yeah, that's a good point, drake.
I guess the only difference is (and I think it's largely psychological) is that they're coming out at the same time. Even if they had the content of three games, you'd expect that the bulk of the work put into the games lies in the intersection of their components (the AI, the graphics engine, unit design, etc) and that the campaign/story stuff was added in later.
Still, though, I don't think what they're doing is hugely unreasonable; it's just a bit frustrating.
Hey, drake, what are you doing for Thanksgiving? I'm probably going to be driving through Laramie on Saturday. Do you want to go grab something to eat while I'm there or something?