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Old doubts linger, yet new Microsoft quantum chip raises the stakes

Not everyone is convinced Microsoft learnt the bigger lesson from its experience with announcing the Majorana 1 chip. As University of Pittsburgh professor Sergey Frolov has said, Microsoft’s previous record has left him unwilling to treat the new work as resting on a well-understood foundation

· 10/14/2026, 9:47:51 AM· 2 min read
Old doubts linger, yet new Microsoft quantum chip raises the stakes
Not everyone is convinced Microsoft learnt the bigger lesson from its experience with announcing the Majorana 1 chip. As University of Pittsburgh professor Sergey Frolov has said, Microsoft’s previous record has left him unwilling to treat the new work as resting on a well-understood foundation
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