Google wants to speed up the web by killing off HTTP

**Siegfred** · #1 11-16-2009, 12:31 PM

SPDY: Google wants to speed up the web by ditching HTTP - Ars Technica

THANK YOU! Actually getting to the root of the problem! Thank you for getting an IQ point!

**Kay** · #2 11-16-2009, 01:41 PM

Anything that speeds it up without having to compromise on security in any way, I'm all for. This bit concerns me though. Would it be worth that?

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With the mandatory SSL encryption and gzip compression, SPDY will hit server and client CPUs much harder than traditional HTTP.

**Siegfred** · #3 11-16-2009, 01:46 PM

CPU usage is hardly an issue these days.

**Kay** · #4 11-16-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Siegfred

CPU usage is hardly an issue these days.

Then why would they mention it? Expand on what you base saying that upon please.