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Classical computers appeared and for the first decade existed purely because of scientific demand. Gaming and business were secondary effects.



Scientific demand is enough to start something, not sustain huge annual investments.

Global supercomputer market is roughly $6-7 billion. Nvidia, AMD together spend more into R&D than the whole market has sales. Scientific use is minuscule compared to business and entertainment needs.

Quantum computers research gets millions or maybe few tens of millions funding. That's not enough.




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