The hype is smaller, though I’ve seen my share of grifters in the market. It’s also not a vote of confidence to see IBM behind much of the research.

The problem with quantum computers is that every time someone thinks of a good application, there's a scientist dropping in with an "ackchyually that's not how any of this works". At this point I'm convinced that RNG is the only thing quantum effects are actually usable for.

That hype was back in the 00's. This one could be like AI, where it had a huge hype cycle in the 80s, and exploded over the last decade. Or not.

I think that is a good thing. There are usecases being found for quantum computers, but nothing that can’t be done with normal computers yet.

There was as far as marketing. My family members stopped asking me about ads they saw on TV for IBM's quantum computers.

Oh yes, we did. Remember Google announcing quantum supremacy? At the very least a spring.