> the side effect is that developing a not-quite-cure treatment for 50,000 people is more profitable than both the others. Until someone else develops a cure a

> the side effect is that developing a not-quite-cure treatment for 50,000 people is more profitable than both the others. Until someone else develops a cure and takes all your business away. Recall that a company blinded by greed developed a cure for Hepatitis C, not a treatment.