I don't see a necessity for average users to have them. Scientists or whatever will surely love them, but the reason the internet and the home computer are so significant is that they allowed everyone in the world to connect to each other. Quantum computing won't do anything on that magnitude.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Quantum computing will allow for true artificial intelligence. A quantum computer is not just a souped up supercomputer, it works on an entirely different premise. The amount of information you can feed into a quantum computer can even theoretically allow us to run a perfect economy. But, for the first half century, just like regular computers, they will not be available to the public. By then we will have figured out many practical uses for them in public hands.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It will...and it won't.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Quantum Computers will be bigger then Einstein being born again. Put it that way. It will move us into a new age of computers. They will be able to crack any super computer effortlessly. they will be too expensive to personalize. However, One Quantum computer could act as a server to the rest of the world. which is why google is investing so much into them. Since quantum computers work on the Entanglement Theory. 1 quantum computer could be virtualized into millions of computers or software. You would never have to buy photoshop, office, or video games ever again. A quantum computer could create millions of instances for you.

by Anonymous 10 years ago