I think that the idea is that if these machines will be ever built then there would be at least some work force that has at least some idea what to do with them

I think that the idea is that if these machines will be ever built then there would be at least some work force that has at least some idea what to do with them. Also Microsoft will have some advandage. This is probably the main motivation here. This of course does not guarantee that the interface of an actual QC would be anything like this.