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There is market for two, maybe three quantum computers on earth.
by hamilyon2 7y ago
There is market for two, maybe three quantum computers on earth.
- OJFord 7y agoThere was a market for two, maybe three classical computers until they became smaller, cheaper, and more general purpose.
- tome 7y agoThat's the joke.
- scrollaway 7y agoI believe GP is referring to Thomas Watson's famous quote from the 1940s: "There is a world market for maybe five computers."
- fizx 7y agoThere's plenty of active research into quantum computing meets machine learning. Any real progress here would create quite a market.
- vixen99 7y agoKen Olsen founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1977: "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.”
- rangibaby 7y ago640 qubits ought to be enough for anybody