Is the quantum computing market going through a teenage phase?
Summary
As a young industry, demonstrating this at scale for multiple use cases will prove crucial in convincing the wider world that quantum computing isn’t over-hyped or a novelty. Perhaps best positioned to benefit from this in the near term are modality agnostic component and supply chain players, who can spread their bets across the industry and stay friends today without posing a threat tomorrow. Within the quantum computing market, the supportive role of the industry’s parents in academia in government remains essential, relationships with friends in the eco-system are becoming more complicated, and the pressure is on to define itself as a successful generation in the shadow of AI. Quantum computing is growing closer to realising its full potential, pipe dreams have become tangible five-year plans, and more and more players are earning their own money for the first time. Finally, time will pass quicker than many appreciate in the years ahead – don’t blink and miss the quantum computing market grow up, and the chance to leverage its disruptive potential at maturity.