> The article basically says that when you have multiple suppliers or consumers, the "order" of the queue loses meaning. The disconnect to me is that the title

> The article basically says that when you have multiple suppliers or consumers, the "order" of the queue loses meaning. The disconnect to me is that the title says "it's not a queue". It is a queue, its just (as you note) not being used in a way where it being a queue provides any benefit.