Future of computing simplified: Quantum computing

[bladefd]

I thought this might interest somebody.. Microsoft, along with other companies, have been investing billions of dollars into quantum computing research for quite a few years now. Here's a video where they simplify what the future holds in terms that anybody can understand..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg8iCnQTLfM

Here's more details for those that want to understand the issue more in-depth:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/stories/stationq/index.html

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[B-hoop]

How is the future here when there is no expected due date for even the first quantum computer?

[Bandito]

That looks to be very interesting. That could change the way technology works today.

[Bandito]

How is the future here when there is no expected due date for even the first quantum computer?
Future could be next week or 50 years.:facepalm

[DeuceWallaces]

I think I've been reading the same article about this for about 15 years.

[GimmeThat]

so they are finally doing a real update at the core of excel instead of just changing how it looks and where the tabs are?