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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 scien
by 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 agoOr, 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 agoIf 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.