I'm cautiously optimistic, but I get the impression that this is another one of those "date('Y') + 1 will be the year Linux goes mainstream on desktops" situati

I'm cautiously optimistic, but I get the impression that this is another one of those "date('Y') + 1 will be the year Linux goes mainstream on desktops" situations. Quantum computers have come leaps and bounds in the past few years. Especially impressive is research into improving the signal-to-noise ratio of qubits through "dressing" them in microwaves[0]. Despite this, quantum computers still aren't, in the overwhelming majority of cases, better at solving problems than classical machines. Some work still needs to be done in terms of getting better signal-to-noise in qubits, as well as in terms of getting more performant hardware in the processors themselves. And before there can be an industry built around quantum computers, there'll likely need to be some new way of keeping quantum processors running without having to keep them in a fridge at near-absolute zero. Again, though, I'm hopeful that QC starts becoming more mainstream soon. [0] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1603.04800v1.pdf