[shafyy]

> [...] knowing someone will pay them for it if it works.

I doubt that if somebody can get fusion to work at a competitive price, scale, stability etc. that they would lack buyers.

[megaman821]

I would assume they can't make it work at a competitive price (yet?), but it is technology Microsoft wants to see come to fruition. So if they make it work Microsoft will pay them 2-3x the market value for electricity.