I think Datomic which has been doing time series data for years now answers the "what’s the big deal" question for me:
"Given a value of the database, one can obtain another value of the database as-of, or since, a point in time in the past, or both (creating a windowed view of activity). These database values can be queried ordinarily, without having to make special queries parameterized by time." http://www.datomic.com/rationale.html
So in other words you get to see exactly how the whole database looked at any given moment through history (certain parallels with the blockchain I suppose).
Now if there was any way you guys could start offering your Marketplace platform outside the US (UK specifically) I'll be all over that like a cheap suit! ;-)
Of course you're correct and I don't claim that these are uncrackable. Just a way to practice a bit of clojure while the missus had her girlfriends over.
They put it in quotes because its their company strap line. It's at the footer of every one of their pages: "giving a @&$#!! since 19xx (some year I don't recall)