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Microsoft’s announcement hints at potential scalability, allowing for a million qubits to be processed on a single chip. However, the scientific community has greeted this claim with skepticism, as highlighted by a comment on Hacker News from an industry insider. The commentator expressed that while theoretical reasons exist for optimism, the experimental reality is lagging far behind the ambitious claims being made. Hence, while the announcement is remarkable, it is crucial to temper excitement with the understanding that practical applications, particularly in cryptography and complex calculations, remain years away.