Then you are saying that all the trouble Spanner goes through to actually be consistent is not needed? And by saying a AP system can be “consistent” there’s no

Then you are saying that all the trouble Spanner goes through to actually be consistent is not needed? And by saying a AP system can be “consistent” there’s no need for a product as Spanner. Consistency is obviously a timing problem. Something that is not consistent at some time will not be consistent since it will be inconsistent at that time.