It might have, but it doesn't really matter because page load times were never the end goal anyways—engagement was. More people searched, emailed, whatever with

It might have, but it doesn't really matter because page load times were never the end goal anyways—engagement was. More people searched, emailed, whatever with faster page loads. Now more people will see and use all of the things Google has to offer. Cross-pollination. Their services have been silo'ed for too long. I'm sure this is the kind of advice Steve Jobs gave Sergey Brin a couple months ago.