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> The fastest internet would be one without ads I don't disagree with your sentiment. However, their biggest gains in terms of percentage points (as discussed
by majewsky 6y ago
> The fastest internet would be one without ads
I don't disagree with your sentiment. However, their biggest gains in terms of percentage points (as discussed in the article) are for YouTube. And YouTube wouldn't be significantly faster without ads in the way that browsing primarily textual websites is faster without ads. Getting buffering times down is actually a substantial improvement here esp. on flaky connections. (Though the article doesn't make it clear whether flaky connections specifically benefit from QUIC.)
- voixdelaraison 6y agoWaiting for pre-roll ads on YouTube certainly slows down the viewing experience. I do not use the YouTube JavaScript player. I download the video using a custom script and an HTTP client like tnftp and watch offline. Google is suggesting that users use their browser, their website and their internal player to view someone else's video file, so Google can serve ads, do tracking and collect analytics. The testing is not something generic like downloading a file from a server; instead, it uses Google protocol, Google browser, Google website, Google player and is announced on Google blog. All to show it will benefit everyone, of course.