Several years ago I suggested that AKBs be made with necessary basic functions - editing, etc. - at a BASIC price, and have the manufacturer make the styles available for purchase and DL on-line ... this way the users could purchase whatever styles they NEED or want for gigging or 'home play' ... but I guess this would not be 'cost efficient' - make that 'profitable enough' - for the manufacturers ...
The way it is now they can advertise "hundreds of styles", many, or even most, of which a lot of users will never use ...