The problem is that distributed systems can't agree on what the time is. Remember how Google tried to fix this with atomic clocks and GPS? [1]
My hunch is that soon timing devices on distributed systems will reach instantaneous consensus by way of quantum entanglement.
[1] http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/26/3692392/google-spanner-at...
The problem is that distributed systems can't agree on what the time is. Remember how Google tried to fix this with atomic clocks and GPS? [1]
My hunch is that soon timing devices on distributed systems will reach instantaneous consensus by way of quantum entanglement.
[1] http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/26/3692392/google-spanner-at...