[joeguilmette]

the analogy doesn't really work... because 9 women can make 9 babies in 9 months.

[maxharris]

This is not the same thing. What if you have a pressing need for the result in one month, and you don't care about getting more later?

Edit: for example, if you're trying to make a phone call, what good is having a high transmission rate if it means that you also have high latency?

[antidaily]

challenge accepted.