Microsoft's "do more" vision of quantum computing

On November 20, 2016, Microsoft announced its next step in the field of quantum computing.

Per Corporate Vice-President of Microsoft's quantum computing program Todd Holmdahl, they're "at an inflection point in which [they] are ready to go from research to engineering." This could result in a historic exponential leap in computing.

Microsoft's venture into this unknown future is a baby step into what even sci-fi fans would have thought impossible in our lifetimes. Granted, we won't see a useful quantum computer tomorrow. Still, Microsoft's laying the groundwork for a profound "quantum-computing-as-a-platform" future.

Microsoft wants to be the world's quantum computing platform.

Before considering the implications of Microsoft's ambition, we'll answer the question, "What's quantum computing?" We'll then entertain its profound impact.

Microsoft is a platform company. With the Cloud, an aggressive Windows 10 push and the Universal Windows Platform, Redmond wants to be the platform for personal computing.

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