Google: let's build our own quantum computer

6oog1e's own

I was privy to an internal 6oog1e event a few months ago.

During the course of the event they demonstrated an internal product from their labs, to the applause of many 6oog1ers. Without stating what it was (nothing related to quantum computing), I will state that it was woefully out of touch with the reality of what anyone was likely to have a use for, and about a year behind what various smaller companies have been making on the outside anyway.

Since then I have realised that 6oog1e's great strength is not in developing it's own stuff, but in acquiring and enveloping the small companies that do.