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This sure sounds like sour grapes to me, arguing that a faster, or true quantum computer will be built in a few years that will out preform Dwave's current syst

This sure sounds like sour grapes to me, arguing that a faster, or true quantum computer will be built in a few years that will out preform Dwave's current system is pretty weak sauce. After reading this article I can't help but see the similarities between this article and the recent attack posts against uber that seem to be the flavor of the day. DWave has built and sold several functioning systems and this is what most likely puts a bullseye on them for people to take cheap shots..just like the Uber haters. Regardless of whether or not DWave has built a true quantum computer, or if the next conventional computer will be faster, they are doing it now, they have found the more effective algorithms and they are pushing the envelope. It's always easier to criticize and whine than stick your neck out and try something new and innovative and articles like this one show that even if you do succeed in those endeavors the haters are going to hate. The one part of the article that I did appreciate is the mention of Geordie Rose who was one of DWave's founders and the fact that an ex wrestler founded such a cutting edge company may speak volumes to the need for strong willed people in unicorn type companies to fend off then nay sayers before they even get off the ground.

JPLeRouzic 10y ago
I wonder why this is heavily downvoted. I am not a scientist but I have followed D-Wave news since a few years and they seems to be a serious company. They are not making huge claims either, no free energy, Mars colonisation in two years, or global Internet with free balloons. It seems to me that there is currently a need for some new computing architectures as silicon encountered its speed limit in 2011 or so. There are even blogs that are dedicated to this subject [0]. To see innovation emerge, we need some randomness, fools trying new things, failing often and be forgotten. Without them I would not be able to read HN online and type on a computer keyboard. [0] https://www.nextplatform.com/ https://www.nextplatform.com/
6nf 10y ago
Nobody, not a single company, is using D-Wave in production for anything. It's not a useful machine, it doesn't do anything you can't do with a much cheaper regular computer. Aaron knows what he's talking about, the criticism is not 'sour grapes'.
- QCman 10y ago
  Several universities and corporations have QC R&D projects (eg. Alibaba, Google, IBM, Microsoft); none have their QC machines in production for anything (in fact they don't even have customers). Something to think about.

JPLeRouzic 10y ago

I wonder why this is heavily downvoted. I am not a scientist but I have followed D-Wave news since a few years and they seems to be a serious company. They are not making huge claims either, no free energy, Mars colonisation in two years, or global Internet with free balloons. It seems to me that there is currently a need for some new computing architectures as silicon encountered its speed limit in 2011 or so. There are even blogs that are dedicated to this subject [0]. To see innovation emerge, we need some randomness, fools trying new things, failing often and be forgotten. Without them I would not be able to read HN online and type on a computer keyboard. [0] https://www.nextplatform.com/ https://www.nextplatform.com/

6nf 10y ago

Nobody, not a single company, is using D-Wave in production for anything. It's not a useful machine, it doesn't do anything you can't do with a much cheaper regular computer. Aaron knows what he's talking about, the criticism is not 'sour grapes'.

QCman 10y ago
Several universities and corporations have QC R&D projects (eg. Alibaba, Google, IBM, Microsoft); none have their QC machines in production for anything (in fact they don't even have customers). Something to think about.