[hamilyon2]

There is market for two, maybe three quantum computers on earth.

[rangibaby]

640 qubits ought to be enough for anybody

[OJFord]

There was a market for two, maybe three classical computers until they became smaller, cheaper, and more general purpose.

[scrollaway]

I believe GP is referring to Thomas Watson's famous quote from the 1940s: "There is a world market for maybe five computers."

[tome]

That's the joke.

[vixen99]

Ken Olsen founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1977: "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.”

[fizx]

There's plenty of active research into quantum computing meets machine learning. Any real progress here would create quite a market.