[mecha_ghidorah]

> If Theranos had a little more time they could’ve finished the product and significantly reduced the costs for medical providers, which would almost certainly have meant many lives saved and a boost to the economy.

So firstly - that's pure speculation.

Secondly and more importantly - they didn't just claim they had this technology working, they had actual people using it to inform their medical decisions. Fake it until you make it is never ever going to be ethical if you are operating in the medical diagnostics industry and you are actually having patients use it. What they did had the potential for causing great physical harm and even killing people due to misdiagnosis/clearing people of conditions they may have.

Blood tests aren't a fucking web app.