I suppose it's a difference in terminology, but it seems strange for them to state: > Support for ACID and eventual consistency. As ACID typically implies str

I suppose it's a difference in terminology, but it seems strange for them to state: > Support for ACID and eventual consistency. As ACID typically implies strong consistency. To quote the wikipedia page on eventual consistency that they link to: > Eventually consistent services are often classified as providing BASE (Basically Available, Soft state, Eventual consistency) semantics, in contrast to traditional ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) guarantees.