<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Microsoft's Azure Quantum group has established a plan for implementing error correction in quantum computers.</li><li>Azure Quantum provides access to various hardware qubits and has chosen a scheme applicable to multiple quantum computing technologies.</li><li>The system aims to convert hardware qubits with a 1 in 1,000 error rate into logical qubits with a 1 in 1 million error rate.</li><li>While the scheme is backed by mathematical proofs and simulations, its effectiveness on actual hardware is yet to be demonstrated.</li><li>Atom Computing, one of Microsoft's partners, claims its machine can execute all necessary operations.</li><li>Microsoft's approach differs from IBM's roadmap for error-resistant quantum computing, where IBM controls both software and hardware aspects.</li><li>IBM's hardware features chip-based design with pre-defined wiring connections between qubits.</li><li>Microsoft's strategy allows flexibility in connecting qubits as needed for error correction purposes.</li><li>IBM customizes its chip design for specific error correction schemes, aligning wiring with the required qubit connections.</li></ul>

Microsoft lays out its path to useful quantum computing

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