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The team responsible for the breakthrough says topological qubits represent the fastest path to industrial-sized quantum computers.
Prior to the topological qubit breakthrough, its quantum ambitions were a bit fuzzy in the crystal ball.
These systems require hundreds of millions in investments to build and millions to maintain and operate.
That tells us were likely within a decade of seeing Microsofts ambition come to fruition.
To that end, its planning to offer access to a 1,000 qubit processor by the end of 2023.
This, however, wont be the topological qubit paradigm Azure just invented.
But its unlikely well end with multiple viable approaches.
Eventually itll make more sense, financially speaking, for hardware manufacturers to get on the same page.
The next ten years should set the stage for the ultimate reckoning.
However, quantum computing is not a zero sum game.
Much like theartificial intelligencemarket, quantum computing requires bespoke solutions on a case-by-case basis.
Theyll be vying for massive partnerships featuring lucrative, long-term contracts.
Each company will have to rely on its corporate strengths to find their unique path to potential prominence.
And for Microsoft, that means connecting partners through its Azure ecosystem and nabbing high-paying government contracts.
From where were standing, Microsofts apparently caught up to the competition.
