Next year, the business world may be ready to embrace them more enthusiastically.
BMW isn’t alone in its determination to evaluate the practical app of quantum computers.
Like cloud computing before it, quantum computing will be a service that most corporations rent from other companies.
The rigs require constant attention and are notoriously fiddly.
“Now each time I talk to them I have a positive answer,” Reymond said.
“They are ready to engage.”
Software and services that hide the complexity of quantum computers also will boost usage.
“You don’t need to know anything about quantum,” Chapman said.
“You just give it the data set and it spits back a model.”
Among the signs of commercial interest:
Quantum computers today are more of a luxury than a necessity.
