Beat clock knows what bar it is and has no idea what time it is. Timecode knows exactly what time it is and nothing about the music. Choosing between them comes down to one question about tempo.
Two devices playing the same song need to agree about where they are. MIDI offers two completely different ways to arrange that, and they answer different questions. One knows what bar it is and has no idea what time it is. The other knows exactly what time it is and nothing at all about the music.
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