Oh, there are several more:
1.) being a foreigner defying a US law
2.) being a RUSSIAN defying a US law
3.) being a foreigner defying US corporate interest
4.) Having the audacity to enter the land of the free thinking you can get away with it
...
>"Mr. Auto Manufacturer, I will sell you these
>radial tires for $5 a piece if you agree not to
>use any other tires but mine."
Ah yes, Mr. Auto Manufacturer, let me not forget to mention that I'm also the ONLY tire manufacturer. Let's say a car costs, uhm, $10000 without tires in a very competitive market. My 4 tires will cost you $20, making your car cost $10020 altogether. If you don't agree with my proposed deal I can't give you the discount and you must buy the tires from me at full price (or else have a car without wheels... or perhaps you could use one of those new open source triangles or square on the market nowadays...).
The full price for 4 tires from me is, uhm, $400, making your car cost $10400. So how many cars do you think you will sell if your competition agrees to my "special deal of $5 a tire"?
(OEM cost for windows is only a fraction of the full price).
>As proof of this, consider how many new Malaria >drugs are produced? Basically, there is no >profit in R&D for malaria, so drug companies >simply don't bother.
AIDS is similar in this respect: research on AIDS has been stalled for several years. AIDS epidemics take place mostly in 3rd world countries. The cases in "civilized" countries are negligible (to the pharma-industries).
Since 3rd world countries are already paying merely a fraction of 1st world countries pharma-industries have been focusing on drugs which they can sell in 1st world countries (and make a good profit from), such as blood pressure medication or cholesterol medicine.
This will only speed up the process.
I bet in 30 years we will still be using ATZ and other antiquated drugs for treating AIDS...
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Oh, there are several more:
1.) being a foreigner defying a US law
2.) being a RUSSIAN defying a US law
3.) being a foreigner defying US corporate interest
4.) Having the audacity to enter the land of the free thinking you can get away with it
...
>"Mr. Auto Manufacturer, I will sell you these
>radial tires for $5 a piece if you agree not to
>use any other tires but mine."
Ah yes, Mr. Auto Manufacturer, let me not forget to mention that I'm also the ONLY tire manufacturer. Let's say a car costs, uhm, $10000 without tires in a very competitive market. My 4 tires will cost you $20, making your car cost $10020 altogether. If you don't agree with my proposed deal I can't give you the discount and you must buy the tires from me at full price (or else have a car without wheels... or perhaps you could use one of those new open source triangles or square on the market nowadays...).
The full price for 4 tires from me is, uhm, $400, making your car cost $10400. So how many cars do you think you will sell if your competition agrees to my "special deal of $5 a tire"?
(OEM cost for windows is only a fraction of the full price).
>As proof of this, consider how many new Malaria >drugs are produced? Basically, there is no >profit in R&D for malaria, so drug companies >simply don't bother. AIDS is similar in this respect: research on AIDS has been stalled for several years. AIDS epidemics take place mostly in 3rd world countries. The cases in "civilized" countries are negligible (to the pharma-industries). Since 3rd world countries are already paying merely a fraction of 1st world countries pharma-industries have been focusing on drugs which they can sell in 1st world countries (and make a good profit from), such as blood pressure medication or cholesterol medicine. This will only speed up the process. I bet in 30 years we will still be using ATZ and other antiquated drugs for treating AIDS...