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The first generation of Quantum Computers are nothing more than a huge scientific experiment.

• leereeves 7y ago
  Companies like Rigetti are betting on making money by building quantum computers. Whether they prove to be right or wrong, their motives aren't primarily scientific.
  • jp555 7y ago
    "without free markets you get hell cause it all becomes politics" - @AmuseChimp
  • nosianu 7y ago
    Or, not exactly unheard of, they aim at finding a buyer for themselves well before a time when it may become clear whether the product would really be viable or not. In those cases the product is the company itself and they don't need to have a finalized working and useful real product. Works especially well in "hype" topics where hope can more easily win against common sense (of the buyer).
  • marcosdumay 7y ago
    If they really have that bet (and not, you know, finding a sucker to buy a classical computer or a useless company), they are certainly not betting on selling the first thing that runs on their lab.
• adamnemecek 7y ago
  Sounds a lot like digital computers in the early stages.