That makes a reasonable case for a ceiling, but not for a big-fund money block heading in the short direction.
Besides, Occham’s Razor works for LENR as well. After all, the Anomalous Heat Effect has been replicated more than 14,000 times. The big money knows it’s important enough to verify.
The information advantage is what guys like this live for.
Ah, I see you are a student of the Douglas Adams version of Occam’s Razor.
The simplest explanation is - IT’S A MIRACLE, therefore it is, QED. ;^)