> According to Google For the first three words of the first sentence on the page, this feels unnecessarily defensive. It diminishes what's being said as a fac

> According to Google For the first three words of the first sentence on the page, this feels unnecessarily defensive. It diminishes what's being said as a fact by making the reader work out if they trust Google in this area. It almost sounds like you don't believe it. If API performance is important, you should state it, not pass along a rumour. If the work done to show that is someone else's, cite that in a footer.