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Microsoft's Major Quantum Breakthrough: Is the Stock a Buy?

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Microsoft 's Majorana 1 quantum computing chip could revolutionize the cloud computing market.

With even just a few quantum bits (qubits), these computers can solve highly complex problems that a traditional computer would take years to solve.

Microsoft is set to spend $80 billion on capital expenditures in 2025 related to AI .

The chip is only a prototype and nowhere near ready for commercialization yet.

John Mackey , former CEO of Whole Foods Market , is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors.

Randi Zuckerberg is a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg .

Suzanne Frey , an executive at Alphabet , has positions in Alphabet and Amazon .

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