Just because he didn't really say it does not mean he wasn't thinking it...
I forwarded B news to a leading antibiotic CEO and he expressed incredible fear to me. He said, and I quote, "this is a very, very, very scary prospect for all of us in the antibiotic space. B may take over the entire market. This would be horrible, because despite saving potentially millions of lives, it deeply effects my company's relevancy." end of quote. - faraifarai