I think it doesn't matter that much to most people... only the results matter. You can really hear that in the blog we're responding to here. There's no need to

I think it doesn't matter that much to most people... only the results matter. You can really hear that in the blog we're responding to here. There's no need to worry about motives and all of the other bullshit, they just need to make their device do what it's supposed to, in a way that can't be replicated by a similarly dedicated classical computer. If they're people with the best of intentions and stars in their eyes, who produce nothing of value... who cares? If they're cynical hacks working their way up the funding ladder until they can actually produce what they've claimed to have for years, and actually produce it? Great, again, the backstory matters a lot less to most who aren't looking to invest. D-Wave existing doesn't prevent anyone else from pursuing quantum supremacy, and no one is being forced to invest in something so dubious.