Google Makes Web Pages Load Instantly

ronnoch wrote: post #2

In order to be instant, it would have to download all images, scripts and stylesheets too - wouldn't that screw up everyone's web stats?

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Re: Google Makes Web Pages Load Instantly

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Post by abarth » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 6:04 AM UTC

ronnoch wrote: post #2

In order to be instant, it would have to download all images, scripts and stylesheets too - wouldn't that screw up everyone's web stats?

Here's the design document: http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/prerende...

The browser does download subresources, including images, scripts, and stylesheets. The new page visibility API is intended to help folks keep accurate web stats:

http://w3c-test.org/webperf/specs/PageVisibility/

Re: Google Makes Web Pages Load Instantly

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Post by jamesgagan » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 6:05 AM UTC

another really cool product of google that serves to make us more dependent on them...

Re: Google Makes Web Pages Load Instantly

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Post by bonch » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 6:08 AM UTC

dillon wrote: post #3

Umm, pretty much awesome I'd say.

I don't like the idea of the browser visiting pages before I've told it to.

Re: Google Makes Web Pages Load Instantly

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Post by drivebyacct2 » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 6:09 AM UTC

jamesgagan wrote: post #6

another really cool product of google that serves to make us more dependent on them...

They're offering a feature that people will like but nothing prevents me from going elsewhere. I don't see how this increases my dependence on them. Relying on them to control all of my email access, storage, etc? Yes, that makes me dependent on them. Pages loading faster? Meh.

And besides, this is a Chrome browser feature. Google would extend Bing the same curtosey, and even if not, Bing could make an extension or do the same with IE9, etc, etc.

Re: Google Makes Web Pages Load Instantly

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Post by drivebyacct2 » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 6:10 AM UTC

bonch wrote: post #7

dillon wrote: post #3

Umm, pretty much awesome I'd say.

I don't like the idea of the browser visiting pages before I've told it to.

It's not rendering it (I would image at least), I don't see this as a security concern, do you?

Re: Google Makes Web Pages Load Instantly

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Post by ianhawes » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 6:15 AM UTC

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #9

bonch wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't like the idea of the browser visiting pages before I've told it to.

It's not rendering it (I would image at least), I don't see this as a security concern, do you?

I see this as annoying when I'm reviewing my server logs.