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Microsoft (MSFT) exec Mitra Azizirad wrote in a blog post on Tuesday, Jan. 14 that “We are at the advent of the reliable quantum computing era. And we are right on the cusp of seeing quantum computers solve meaningful problems and capture new business value.” The blog post accompanied an announcement that Microsoft would be launching an initiative to help businesses prepare for quantum solutions.
These words alone are positive for quantum computing startups like Rigetti Computing (RGTI), IonQ (IONQ), and Quantum Computing (QUBT), but they are particularly positive in how they compare to commentary from other tech execs. Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang recently warned analysts at CES 2025 that useful quantum computers were 15-30 years away. Meta Platforms (META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg piggybacked on that in a recent interview with Joe Rogan.
