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Six things that slow down your site's UX (and why you have no control over them)

Speed Curve

Older hardware If you subscribe to faster service through your ISP, but you're using an older modem and/or an older router, you may not be getting the service you're paying for. For a myriad of reasons, older hardware can't always accommodate faster speeds. Most people use the same hardware for between five to ten years.

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The Performance Inequality Gap, 2024

Alex Russell

HTML, CSS, images, and fonts can all be parsed and run at near wire speeds on low-end hardware, but JavaScript is at least three times more expensive, byte-for-byte. IDC expects global average prices to fall back below $400 by 2027 as Android volumes increase from an unusually soft 2023.