[ckilmer]

I've read a number of silicon valley tech type articles that say quantum computers will go mainstream much sooner than people expect--like within a year or two of 2020--and not a decade or more from now.

[proust]

I’d imagine it is sooner that 10 years, but It’s not going to be in consumer hands anytime soon with its massive decryption powers.

[zeestephen]

Ping

[monkeyshine]

Singularity here we come! :-)

[Thibodeaux]

-—But to the average technologist, even, it’s really confusing.-——

Then there those of us that can’t even speak enough of the language to know what Quantum Computing actually is. The article gives no clue

[fuzzylogic]

I’ll just say that I get exposed to a lot of tech that isn’t yet available. I work with a lot of customers on things that are not yet available. All the discussions, product road maps, etc., have nothing that includes anything related to quantum computing. Zero.

Being able to show something is a long way from production. I believe the first applications will be in networking, being able to detect that something was observed during transmission.

In more general applications I’d be shocked to see anything sooner than 2025.

[Red Badger]

In a nutshell, what is the big difference between ‘quantum’ computing and what we have now?.........................

[discostu]

Quantum computing has been right around the corner for 20 years. I mean eventually it will be, but don’t hold your breath.

[bar sin·is·ter]

[plain talk]

some background info here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing

[Yo-Yo]

Quantum computers will be powered by electricity from Nuclear Fusion reactors.

[Mariner]

The question about Q computers is whether they can be relied upon for critical functions.

But I’m happy to see the epicenter of research and the bulk of breakthroughs in the US.

[DesertRhino]

Quantum computers attached to an anti-aircraft radar. Suddenly all the stealth airframes we bought are visible again. And we will be stuck with a bunch of planes that paid a lot of performance penalties to be invisible.

[fella]

Just what the government needs to complete omnipresence.

[zeestephen]

Just within the last week, an IBM research lab demonstrated that...

“One bit of digital information can now be successfully stored in an individual atom. This result is a breakthrough in the miniaturization of storage media and has the potential to serve as a basis for quantum computing.”

From Science Daily:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170309120521.htm

[Joe Bfstplk]

WordStar will scream on that machine!

[spacewarp]

If you wonder why Microsoft has stated that Windows 10 will be the last Windows, look at this innovation, as well as the new 128-bit processor chips. We’re going a “quantum leap” above where we were before.